178% processor usage?

chat19 · chat19 #1 (**permalink**)

08-19-2007, 09:27 PM

hey, whenever i do something resource intensive (like rip a dvd via handbrake), the activity monitor shows more than 100% processor usage. sometimes around 178-180%. is this simply because there are 2 cores (max 200%), or is my computer whacked? thanks!

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #2 (**permalink**)

08-19-2007, 10:19 PM

yep it is simply because you have 2 cores, your computer is acting normally.

xstep · xstep #3 (**permalink**)

08-20-2007, 02:38 PM

It is because you have two cores AND a particular application that can take advantage of more than one. Keep in mind many applications cannot take advantage of more than one CPU.

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Member Since: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 115 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, 160 gig HDD @ 5400, 2 gig RAM, nVIDIA 8600	08-19-2007, 09:27 PM hey, whenever i do something resource intensive (like rip a dvd via handbrake), the activity monitor shows more than 100% processor usage. sometimes around 178-180%. is this simply because there are 2 cores (max 200%), or is my computer whacked? thanks!
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