iTunes CPU usage

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Hello MacRumours

I've been wondering if something is wrong with my iTunes or not.

I've got 2700 songs added to my playlist and iTunes is consistently utilizing 8-12% of my cpu-usage - and even approx. 25% when switching between tracks.

Is this normal for iTunes?

As I run it on my powerbook, it seems like alot of cpu-usage and thus battery-time spent on iTunes.

 

[Whyren]

Hello MacRumours

I've been wondering if something is wrong with my iTunes or not.

I've got 2700 songs added to my playlist and iTunes is consistently utilizing 8-12% of my cpu-usage - and even approx. 25% when switching between tracks.

Is this normal for iTunes?

As I run it on my powerbook, it seems like alot of cpu-usage and thus battery-time spent on iTunes.

Sounds normal (even a bit low) compared to my computer...though I have an older computer. I find that iTunes and Safari tend to suck up a lot of CPU.

 

[TheMonarch]

Unfortunately, it true. iTunes on my PB uses about the same as you. Its just the way it is... Oh and guess what? Activity monitor uses about 26%!, sometimes more! <- look for a process called pmtool [It belongs to activity monitor] and watch it suck down a quarter of your CPU.

 

[subzero]

Alright - I'll just have to keep my ears open to alternative audioplayers. I think that iTunes is lacking some nice features I had in Windows before I switched to mac.

Audion doesn't seem that genious either.

 

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Blaskillet, Activity Monitor seems to utilize approx. 2,5% and pmtool 1,1% constantly.