Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
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Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Hi guys, I noticed there is nearly 1GB difference between ram usage with Windows from Linux.
This is on a managed machine.
The only different setup I am running on windows is hyperaccel instead of ultra.
I am surprised cpu usage & ram usage is so much higher on windows.
Is there anything NFo can do to optimize this?
This is on a managed machine.
The only different setup I am running on windows is hyperaccel instead of ultra.
I am surprised cpu usage & ram usage is so much higher on windows.
Is there anything NFo can do to optimize this?
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
A good chunk of that is probably just because of the GUI for Windows. Our managed OSes are also heavily tweaked for optimization.IcEWoLF wrote:Hi guys, I noticed there is nearly 1GB difference between ram usage with Windows from Linux.
This is on a managed machine.
The only different setup I am running on windows is hyperaccel instead of ultra.
I am surprised cpu usage & ram usage is so much higher on windows.
Is there anything NFo can do to optimize this?
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Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Just hard to believe ram usage is about 1GB more than Linux.
I'd understand 200-300mb, but this is ridiculous.
I'd understand 200-300mb, but this is ridiculous.
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Could also be other things running. I would expect 300-400 megs of that dedicated to Windows being Windows and the rest being background services or things specific to Windows.IcEWoLF wrote:Just hard to believe ram usage is about 1GB more than Linux.
I'd understand 200-300mb, but this is ridiculous.
To get a better number you can turn off all of your servers and then in five minutes check the ram usage via the "status" page.
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Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Here's a mostly plain 2008 R2 machine. It has the Remote Desktop Services role installed as it's a terminal server. Really isn't too bad memory wise. Like stated, a lot of the memory is the GUI. Memory consumption is similar to Ubuntu server with a GUI.
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Restarted all of my servers (3) and the ram is idling at 1700 mb out of 3gb.
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
What is it when the servers are offline? for a CS:GO + CS:S server and whatever else you have that sounds reasonable. Remember that NFO has utilities on the managed systems that can slightly increase memory usage(not sure by how much).
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Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
When my CS:GO and CS:S and L4D2 servers are offline the ram goes back to 2400Mb.
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Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
2012 is the disappointment, junior.IcEWoLF wrote:Windows 2008 R2, disappointment.
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
2400MB free? 600MB at idle matches Rusty's screenshot
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Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
Here's another virtual machine. One of my main game server ones. No in any servers except HLTV and a TS3 running.
Re: Ram usage much higher on Windows than Linux
It is normal for CS:S/CS:GO/L4D2 servers to use 300-500 MB per process, at least on Windows. It is possible that the Linux kernel pages them out more aggressively to free up memory for use by the disk cache.