On Sat, May 16, 1998 at 05:43:46AM -0400, Paul Miller wrote: > > Anyone used x11amp before? Top seems to be reporting odd cpu statistics. > Look at the table below. Both programs were ran on the same system, one > before upgrading to a pentium-200mmx chip, and the other after. > > program cyrix-166+ pentium-200mmx > mpg123 40% 10% > x11amp 80% 4% > > (for x11amp, cpu percent is the sum of the two processes.) > > Does this make any sense? x11amp is configured to run in 'real time' > mode.. would that avoid the cpu statistics? The percent idle is around > 97% percent with x11amp & my new pentium-200mmx chip. > > Strange? no, the pentium chip(s) have a far better fpu which is what x11amp relies on heavily. Personally I have a cyrix 150+ and x11amp does not work well at all.. :)
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