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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Much higher CPU Usage on Linux than on Windows"
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:38:10 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-04-14, Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote:
> Le 14-04-2024, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> a écrit :
>> On 4/13/2024 11:49 PM, Tyrone wrote:
>>> On Apr 13, 2024 at 7:32:39 PM EDT, "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I got similar results when Linux consumed 21% of the CPU just moving a
>>>> Thunderbird window around, but Windows used no more than 6% doing the
>>>> same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Linux:   https://ibb.co/CJzXdBb
>>>> Windows: https://ibb.co/JBBkqWs
>>> 
>>> Which is almost certainly due to better video card drivers on Windows. 
>>
>>
>> Most likely I was using the proprietary nVidia driver for Linux and Windows.
>>
>> Either way, Linuxfux will make some lame excuse.
>
> I don't know and I don't care. What I know is I see a lot of people with
> an old computer running Windows with difficulties because it's too slow.
> And when we put Linux on it it gives life back to the computer.

It definitely does. Even if Windows was faster (it's not) they choke down the 
OS' speed with calls to "home," unwanted ads and virus checking.

> So, I already see you have some issues with Linux which looks like you
> are the only one in the world to encounter. I have no explanation. But
> generally, from my experience, Linux is faster than Windows.

Linux is always faster on my "trailing edge" computers. 

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