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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0008445ardourbugspublic2020-10-19 19:38
Reporterunius Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
PlatformLinux x86_64OSLinuxOS Version5.9.1
Product Version6.3 
Summary0008445: High DSP load on a modern processor
DescriptionAn amazing result was found on the new computer with i9-10920X CPU, compared to the old one on i7-3930K.

In the new clean session, DSP load:
i9-10920X - 11%
i7-3930K - 3%

The same version of linux is freshly installed on both computers.

Free Optimized Ardour Nightly Builds 6.3.219
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x42

2020-10-18 13:17

administrator   ~0025127

The CPU often has little to do with this.

It's usually the mainboard or some other component that block the flow of data for some time:
https://manual.ardour.org/setting-up-your-system/the-right-computer-system-for-digital-audio/

unius

2020-10-19 18:55

reporter   ~0025134

Thanks! Removed Intel Speed Shift in the BIOS and the DSP load became 3%

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2020-10-18 11:11 unius New Issue
2020-10-18 13:17 x42 Note Added: 0025127
2020-10-19 18:55 unius Note Added: 0025134
2020-10-19 19:38 unius Status new => closed
2020-10-19 19:38 unius Resolution open => fixed