Topic: CPU Usage at idle and stuttering scrolling (Read 5048 times)

HiFiTubes · « **on:** August 18, 2015, 04:51:15 am »

Seen this before, I'm now on Windows 10.

System totally at idle, MC using 10% cpu all the time. When I scroll Tiles and hangs often and sometimes spinning wheel with a real hang; CPU loads peak at 15% when scrolling.

I have ESET exclusions set to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\J River
C:\Users\x64\AppData\Roaming\J River

=== Running Benchmarks (please do not interrupt) ===

Running 'Math' benchmark...
   Single-threaded integer math... 3.235 seconds
   Single-threaded floating point math... 2.163 seconds
   Multi-threaded integer math... 1.129 seconds
   Multi-threaded mixed math... 0.671 seconds
Score: 2639

Running 'Image' benchmark...
   Image creation / destruction... 0.480 seconds
   Flood filling... 0.414 seconds
   Direct copying... 0.330 seconds
   Small renders... 1.151 seconds
   Bilinear rendering... 0.876 seconds
   Bicubic rendering... 0.486 seconds
Score: 5887

Running 'Database' benchmark...
   Create database... 0.219 seconds
   Populate database... 1.049 seconds
   Save database... 0.175 seconds
   Reload database... 0.056 seconds
   Search database... 0.885 seconds
   Sort database... 1.263 seconds
   Group database... 0.832 seconds
Score: 4800

JRMark (version 20.0.132): 4442

Library
   Total files: 532035
   Audio files: 464116
   Image files: 56497
   Video files: 9391
   Other files: 2031
Processing
   Thumbnails built: 98% (520710 of 532035)
   Audio analyzed: 65% (309668 of 473507)
Background Tools Running
   No tools currently running
Power
   No entries that affect the system power state
Media Center
   Version: 20.0.132 Registered
   Install path: C:\Program Files (x86)\J River\Media Center 20\
   Interface plug-ins: Interface Plugins: TiVo Server (disabled, not running)
   JRMark: 4442 (version 20.0.132)
   Memory used: 339 MB memory
   Handles used: 570 handles
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   Total Memory: 16.0 GB
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HiFiTubes · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2015, 04:58:22 am »

When I start MC, and start PCM2DSD playback, I am using .9% CPU

After a few minutes, CPU is constantly AT 10-12%, even after playback is stopped.

This is when scrolling gets, and stays, really sluggish and buggy.

any thoughts on what MC is doing?

RoderickGI · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:18:56 am »

Rebuilding thumbnails most likely. That problem has been happening recently, but usually after an upgrade from MC20 to MC21.

Are you still on MC20?
Have you installed any upgrades recently?

Both the 10 to 15% CPU usage and the slow and/or jerky scrolling are the exact symptoms people have been having when MC is rebuilding thumbnails. There is a fix in an upcoming release of MC21 that addresses a problem with thumbnail building or rebuilding, which may help. I don't know in which version the problem started, so it could be in a later MC20 version.

If the issue isn't MC building thumbnails, it may be running some other background task. You can check if a background task is running in Standard View, selecting "Help/System Info". There will be a section called "Background Tools Running".

If there are no tools running and the CPU is still 10 to 15%, report back with your MC version number and any recent changes or big tasks you have done in MC.

HiFiTubes · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2015, 11:18:46 pm »

Thanks!

Almost all thumbs are visible so I wrongly assumed all were built. I manually re-built all of them.

During re-building scrolling was working.

Afterwards, the 15% CPU comes back at idle.

I'll dig into again tonight. I did not see JRworker etc running at all during the usage.

Recent changes:

Upgraded to Win10
Nvidia GT 730 video card (last card Nvidia but Win7 driver)

Maybe I should replace the old video card? Then un-install and re-install JRMC20. Using most recent version: 20.0.132

Ironically, my system seems more stable than before. The Vega DAC has a very demanding EXACT mode for it's femtoclock, and I find the PCM2DSD never played nice with it, until the move to Win10.

RoderickGI · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2015, 01:17:43 am »

Windows 10 apparently has much improved audio processing, so that would be why you are noticing improvements in audio.

I have no idea if the video card is a problem, but I would certainly check on the manufacturer's site to see if there was a later Windows 10 driver for it. As we all know, sometimes Microsoft doesn't provide the latest driver, even in major upgrades!

If you want to check the GPU load, GPU-Z has a "GPU Load" measurement on its Sensor tab. Of course the GPU could be offloading work to the CPU, but I always check the load on both when trying to track down what is going on in Windows.

If it definitely is MC that is using the CPU, and it starts when the PC is idle, then there must be some background process that is starting up. It could be audio analysis.

I would guess the only way to know is to have "Help/System Info" page up, with the mouse over the "Refresh" button, and wait for the problem to occur, then click refresh. The report gives you a snapshot at that moment, so if some background tool is running it should show it.

Of course, there have been some reports of ESET causing these sorts of issues, so you probably need to look at what it is doing. You have only excluded MC program directories, and not all your media files. Also, you have StrongVPN running, which could be doing something. You probably need to look carefully at Windows Resource Monitor to see what is using CPU cycles, using the network, and so on, even when idle.

HiFiTubes · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2015, 04:22:04 am »

I was going to pop in the old card, but first testing after thumbs rebuilt.

1. I'm scrolling no problem through 38,698 albums in one view with MC going up to 30% cpu as I do this.

Then dropping down to 0% when I stop.

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2. Start PCM2DSD playback and hovering at 4%

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3. Stopping, everything looks better. 0%

Ill report if the spike comes back. Maybe some audio analysis was running...

HiFiTubes · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2015, 01:41:57 am »

Problem remains.

Closing MC seems to help.

At 14% cpu with .1Mb/s disk use at idle.

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