Opera.exe instance swallows more than 50 to 60% of my CPU

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Please right click on My Computer and choose Properties this will tell you what CPU you have and how many cores it is

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 is the OS ( Operating System) not the CPU running everything which will be either an AMD or Intel

[brnrds]

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Well I have to wait till my posting is approved.

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Moederbord:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Moederbordnaam ASRock G41MH/USB3 (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)
Moederbord Chipset Intel Eaglelake G41
Systeemgeheugen 8160 MB
DIMM1: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 Mhz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 Mhz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 Mhz)
DIMM3: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 Mhz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 Mhz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 Mhz)

Computertype ACPI x64-based PC
Besturingssysteem Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1

[brnrds]

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Overzicht Besturingssysteem:
OS Naam Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Taal Nederlands (Nederland)
OS Kerneltype Multiprocessor Free (64-bit)
OS Versie 6.1.7601 (Win7 RTM)
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
OS Installatiedatum 11-11-2012
OS Systeemfolder C:\Windows

Moederbord:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
Moederbordnaam ASRock G41MH/USB3 (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)
Moederbord Chipset Intel Eaglelake G41
Systeemgeheugen 8160 MB
DIMM1: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 Mhz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 Mhz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 Mhz)
DIMM3: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 Mhz) (7-7-7-20 @ 533 Mhz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 Mhz)
BIOS Type AMI (06/08/11)
Communicatiepoort Communicatiepoort (COM1)
Communicatiepoort ECP-printerpoort (LPT1)

Computer:
Computertype ACPI x64-based PC
Besturingssysteem Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 9.11.9600.18124
DirectX DirectX 11.0

  Datum / Tijd                                      2016-02-16 / 09:49

Scherm:
Video kaart Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset (3947052 KB)
Video kaart Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset (3947052 KB)
3D Acceleratie Intel GMA X4500
Monitor SyncMaster SB350_S24B350H (HDMI) [NoDB] (2215808531512)

[brnrds]

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Still waiting for an answer, just again 60% CPU time.
Stopped that process and Opera still working, so a totally unnecessary Opera process absorbs my CPU now and then.
There is no indication whatsoever of a virus or malware.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Still waiting for an answer, just again 60% CPU time.
Stopped that process and Opera still working, so a totally unnecessary Opera process absorbs my CPU now and then.
There is no indication whatsoever of a virus or malware.

See process ID (pid) in Windows' task manager and then, in Opera, go to Menu > Dveloper > Task Manager and find out which process is that.

[brnrds]

brnrds last edited by

I'm still struggling with Opera consuming over 50% CPU. Plus it's normal load which may in total run up to 80%.
I turned off the crashreporter, which was also causing high CPU while there was nothing to report, no crash.

It happens in idle mode, but also on the run.
It's not specified in Process explorer or taskmanager, only Opera.exe ?
I kill that high CPU process and Opera is still available, not shutting down.
So I wondered maybe an update check? Or whatever?
Can't get a hold on that mysterious Opera behaviour.
If browsing is significant slower, it's mainly caused by an open Opera, even if you are using another browser at that time.

[brnrds]

brnrds last edited by

I have opted for developermode, but what should it display, or what to look at?
I noticed that Opera often when idle jumps into that CPU consuming mode of over 60%.
Killing that Opera.exe won't shut down the browser, so what is it, that's it's doing ?
I can't figure out what the difference is between Opera.exe and Opera.exe where one is the normal operation and the other a useless running one?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Try that Opera browser in a safe mode: no start page, disabled extensions and plugins.
You might achieve that by disallowing everything for the private/incognito mode then go there. Not every extension might go off that way, so if you don't care, you might just disable them all completely to see what'll happen. Well, some hardware acceleration or failing driver might be, huh?

See, if it is an opera.exe process, it might be something that you (or something else there) have kinda installed there but which doesn't seem to behave - like either incompatible or having been laid with an error. So if it's like that, the thing might start and get ^running^ but burning rubber while doing that.
I'm no geek - I just watched car racing movies. :rolleyes:

[canadagoose4ever]

canadagoose4ever last edited by

Memory is cheap these days. Buy some.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

"Viewing a TV doc"

At what resolution are you trying to watch it anything over 720p will tax your system considerably if you choose a video on youtube and change it's resolution you should see comparable drops in CPU usage as the resolution drops off... Also if you're not using a discreet video card then it would help alot as most new GPU's are capable of decoding video via it's hardware thereby not using so much CPU resources

[jito463]

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canadagoose4ever

Memory is cheap these days. Buy some.

He said CPU usage, not RAM.

brnrds

Still waiting for an answer, just again 60% CPU time.
Stopped that process and Opera still working, so a totally unnecessary Opera process absorbs my CPU now and then.
There is no indication whatsoever of a virus or malware.

It may well be a plugin that's installed in Opera, not Opera itself. As joshl suggested, try running without any addons.

[lando242]

lando242 last edited by

Opera has a built in task manager. You will find it in the Developer menu if you have it enabled. In there you can find the exact process in Opera that is causing the high CPU usage.

[brnrds]

brnrds last edited by

I tried the developer mode but it's very unclear of what I should watch?
By the way, my system has 8GB memory and it more than fast enough for any browser or video.

It usually happens when Opera is left for a while idle.
But since there is no distinction between several Opera.exe operations running at the same time, I can't find out what the difference or purpose is, even with System Explorer. It all leads to the same process?
So if it jumps up again, I kill the most CPU consuming one, and another Opera session is still working OK.

I have found the task-manager, see what that will display?

Thanks so far for the help.

[lando242]

lando242 last edited by

LIke I said, Opera has its own task manager. To find out what process is using the CPU you need to use Opera's task manager, not the Windows task manager.

[brnrds]

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It may have been Avast Online security, an addon, which this morning showed up in Opera taskmanager with 50% CPU time under the flag of Opera.exe, also in Windows task manager, or Systemexplorer.
So I deleted it, to see if this may be the culprit?
Thanks for suggestions.

I have Avira browser safety installed.