I've noticed that when I'm using my PC, the second thread of my first CPU core occasionally shows 0% usage. I'm just curious about why this happens. Also, I found a 7-Zip process in my task manager, but I don't have it installed. Could that be a sign of malware? Any insights would be appreciated!
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It's pretty normal for one or more logical processors to show low or no utilization while others are running at full capacity. It really just depends on how the applications you're using distribute their workload across the CPU. No need to worry unless you're experiencing performance issues. Also, are you serious with 400 processes running? That's impressive! How do you manage that?
Haha, that screenshot is from my second monitor! It's mostly a mix of tons of Chrome tabs and background programs, but my 13-year-old i7 is still pulling 60 FPS. I don't even have a high refresh rate monitor! My record is 430 processes and 7,500 threads with this setup.