An interesting tip: Disable the E-Cores in the UEFI/BIOS setup (if available).
→ some tests have shown that tasks which are not in focus and run in background, such as rendering jobs, minimized windows or real-time audio tasks, could end up on the much slower E-Cores. And can lead to audio dropouts and reduced performance.
So what are “E-Cores”? Systems with hybrid-architecture CPUs are utilizing performance cores (P-Cores) and efficiency cores (E-Cores), such as the 12th Gen Intel® Core Alder Lake or newer.
Note: if such an option is not available in UEFI, as a workaround, one can set up the CPU Affinity for an app using the Task Manager or a 3rd party app, such as Process Lasso.
There is some talk on the Internet about reducing the DPC latency by disabling HPET (high precision event timer).
In the Device Manager locate System devices, then right click on High precision event timer and select Disable to stop the HPET service.
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While this tip may be good for gaming, I’m not convinced that it will improve audio. If somebody already did this, please let us know (and what are the results)
Do you have “e-cores”? I don’t have them, otherwise, I’d gladly test it.
Please google more about this tip, I stumble upon them very chaotically (i.e. I visit a dozen of audio-related forums monthly).
Ok, I intel is going that route with most (all?) their new chips. I would “think” it it would help with GP. The GP thread would be highest speed core. And background Windows stuff would be on E cores.
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[2]For me, this is the best “bible” for optimizing a laptop! Gandi @ Native Instruments → LINK
[3]I’ve gone through this below and found it useful. thedogsdinner @ ntlite .com → LINK
[9]I use Gig Performer (among others) with a 2012 Lenovo PC 8GB RAM i5-3320M and I can load about 15 plugins playing simultaneously without any CPU load problem and glitches at 44,1kHz/128 samples. But to get this result, my computer is dedicated only to music and optimized thanks to this 92 pages guide whose recommendations I carefully followed @ VI-Control → LINK
[10]Wie gesagt ist die Konfiguration des PCs nicht unerheblich. Hatte es im Forum hier schon mal erwähnt, es gibt für Windows-PCs eine super Anleitung mit viel Praxiswissen. Sucht einfach mal nach “The Ultimate Guide to Optimize your Windows PC for the Stage”. lx2 @ Steinberg → LINK
So, if you are only using your SSD for streaming sample libraries, the best option would seem to be to turn bit locker off in the manner described in the article?
Or am I missing something?
Anyone run into any issues doing that?
To turn off BitLocker, all you need to do is launch an elevated command prompt (launch CMD as administrator) and enter manage-bde -off C: — replace the C: with a different drive letter if your encrypted drive is not C. (You can also do this, for individual drives, via the BitLocker control panel: Control Panel → System and Security → BitLocker Drive Encryption — or type “manage BitLocker” in the Start Menu search box.)
