Mac Pro use a lot of RAM?
Does the new Mac Pros Universal Binary Programs use more RAM than the G5 PowerMac?
Overly simplificatiion.
And for many applications, they would still be compiled with 32-bit switch on, they don't need to address 4GB of memory. The GUI is still really not fully 64-bit even.
But code tricks and methods that worked well for the G4 and limited address space, those don't work as well and code is loaded and compiled differently (or should have been). The lack of L3 hurt some too and took a hit in performance and latency making for lack-luster memory performance sub-par from what was expected, and that could be be curied without moving to a new platform or design.
But the MacPro and G5 do probably need about 1.5GB of RAM to run smoothly, which means you have to install 2GB in the MacPro - just for basic use and needs. While waiting for a 2nd GB to ship from Apple my system was constantly using over 900MB from just casual use (web browsing, word processing, email).
I've never been able to figure out how much Rosetta needs, but it seems that it has its own address space and VM all its own.
With CS3 beta running well already, that was something I'm sure Apple wanted as well as all the users holding off - wouldn't surpise me if a lot of help and pressure was put to bear.
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Early 2013 13" MacBook Pro runs slow and uses a lot of RAM, why and what can be done?
Problem description:
My computer is using a lot of RAM. Wondering if there’s a hardware issue, or a software issue, or something else. I currently have no programs open in the Doc, besides EntreCheck. and the RAM is showing about 75% used. I’m looking for suggestions on what I can do to speed it up and make it more functional, and efficient for doing design work. I recently upgraded from the original 4GB RAM (2x2GB), and from the original HD to a 512 GB SSD drive, and upgraded to Yosemite. Perhaps that was too much for this machine? Please help with anything that I can do to make it better! Thanks in advance!
I have a recent back-up, I'm open to saving user files and starting from scratch with the current hardware, etc... but would need some direction on how to do this. I did upgrade myself using Apple provided instructions.
Here are the EntreCheck results:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 2, 2014 at 12:45:57 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 2 days 0:17:23
Disk Information: ℹ️
Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 disk0 : (512.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SuperCool (disk1) / [Startup]: 510.88 GB (320.22 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 511.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Western Digital My Passport 070B 319.37 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
NATURE2020 (disk2s2) /Volumes/NATURE2020 : 319.03 GB (169.27 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.surteesstudios.hddfancontroldaemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[invalid?] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
GrowlHelperApp Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
EvernoteHelper Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
Google Drive ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Dropbox ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AllMyTube
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
HDD Fan Control Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
SuperCool: Disk size: 510.88 GB Disk used: 190.66 GB
Destinations:
NATURE2020 [Local]
Total size: 319.03 GB
Total number of backups: 4
Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 17:52:44 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-19 21:23:34 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 319.03 GB < (Disk used 190.66 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
22% mds
6% WindowServer
4% Creative Cloud
3% Dropbox
0% Google Drive
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
223 MB Finder
137 MB mds_stores
120 MB Dropbox
86 MB Creative Cloud
86 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.08 GB Free RAM
2.82 GB Active RAM
1.64 GB Inactive RAM
1.59 GB Wired RAM
14.83 GB Page-ins
2.06 GB Page-outsLex...
Here's the new EtreCheck that I just ran. At a glance, it seems I may have missed deleting some things or they are stored in an additional location? I haven't jumped into anything yet to really test if there's a difference in performance for me. Once I do I will post that information.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 3, 2014 at 8:46:56 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 12:43:15
Disk Information: ℹ️
Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 disk0 : (512.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
SuperCool (disk1) / [Startup]: 510.88 GB (322.45 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 511.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
SuperCool: Disk size: 510.88 GB Disk used: 188.43 GB
Destinations:
NATURE2020 [Local]
Total size: 319.03 GB
Total number of backups: 4
Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 17:52:44 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-19 21:23:34 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 319.03 GB < (Disk used 188.43 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% WindowServer
1% launchservicesd
0% launchd
0% fontd
0% Core Sync
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
103 MB mds_stores
86 MB Creative Cloud
86 MB Finder
77 MB WindowServer
60 MB systemstatsd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.93 GB Free RAM
2.28 GB Active RAM
900 MB Inactive RAM
1.48 GB Wired RAM
2.25 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
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Ned,
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I have been a Logic user for--15 years??-- and love the program. I have been using only pcs and now have to switch to Mac because, well..... we all know why....
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I will be recording only one live instrument ( a flugelhorn---brass instrument ) so that's about it!!
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