High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x

Started by Zaite350

High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   09 January 2023, 22:13

Hello,

One thing I have noticed since upgrading to 7.x from 6.x is the CPU usage has significantly risen. NetWorx now consumes about 3% CPU consistently, whereas 6.x was using <0.2%. This is a very significant change. I am OCD about CPU utilisation as every fraction counts on this workstation, is there any particular reason why utilisation has risen so much and/or how to reduce?

Are you able to provide a download link for the last official 6.x version? I might have to revert.

Thanks very much!
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Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 10:30

It is strange indeed. In our tests NetWorx seems to consume nearly zero CPU time:

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That said, version 7 is essentially a new (completely rewritten) product, and we will be improving it over time.

Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 22:53

Thanks. Using a fairly consistent 3% here.
And according to Task Manager it's using about 7%.
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Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 23:31

Thanks, we will have a look into this shortly. In the meantime, could you please post here a screen shot of your NetWorx graph?

Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 23:44

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Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 23:50

Thank you for the screen shot. It turns out the Lock window position button causes excessive CPU usage when enabled. You will see that CPU usage drops to nearly zero when the window is not locked.

We'll get this fixed shortly and provide an update.

Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x   10 January 2023, 23:52

Ah, indeed! It's using <0.01% when unlocked smile

Thanks!
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High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x - Fixed   12 January 2023, 15:14

We have just fixed the excessive CPU consumption when the window is locked. Please download the latest build here and let us know how it works for you.

Re: High CPU usage since moving from 6.x to 7.x - Fixed   12 January 2023, 18:54

Thanks again Andrew,

That has fixed the problem, NetWorx is now using <0.01% CPU when locked.

The support is appreciated!

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