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What planet are you on? Have you ever viewed a youtube video before? Fire up activity monitor and watch a youtube video -- your cpu utilization will hover aro
by veemjeem 15y ago
What planet are you on? Have you ever viewed a youtube video before? Fire up activity monitor and watch a youtube video -- your cpu utilization will hover around 30%. Poorly coded apps have much higher cpu utilization. However, if you fire up youtube videos on windows, the cpu utilization barely goes above 3%.
If you visit a site like teevox.com where the flash app takes up the majority of the screen, the cpu utilization hovers around 150% -- your fan cranks on and your laptop becomes a mini space heater. Try it in windows and again, the utilization barely goes above 5%.
- frou_dh 15y agoI watch YouTube all the time and sometimes watch BBC iPlayer full screen and my MBP's fans don't become noticeable. I'm not in the habit of watching Activity Monitor without cause. I do recall that my previous MacBook (the first plastic C2D one) used to peg the fan(s) quite often. Maybe things vary a bit by what graphics chipset is available.