Throttle process CPU usage

[u0206397]

How do we control/limit a process' CPU usage to certain level or percentage in Windows?

For example, this could be useful for some long-running but not urgent processing or calculation in the background, which needs not be completed ASAP.

Can we force a Windows program/app/executable to use only a certain number of CPU cores?

 

[dryteletubby]

Maybe create a VM with the requirements for that task?

 

[davidktw]

How do we control/limit a process' CPU usage to certain level or percentage in Windows?

For example, this could be useful for some long-running but not urgent processing or calculation in the background, which needs not be completed ASAP.

Can we force a Windows program/app/executable to use only a certain number of CPU cores?

You can set the process priority, you can also search and read up CPU affinity for Windows.

 

[tungsten2]

 

[u0206397]

You can set the process priority, you can also search and read up CPU affinity for Windows.

Much thanks. Just found this article on how to do it in Windows 7.

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/37272/set-a-programs-affinity-in-windows-7-for-better-performance/