Question ragarding CPU and idle

[Se7en]

Hi,

I usually have my Axe powered on during all day, using it for playing (of course)/reamping and sometimes just like an audio interface.

Let's say I have 2 presets, one with a 90% CPU average and another on 10% (taken from utility/status)
Do the Axe behave like a regular pc/server, when not in use should I change preset to less CPU activity to prevent energy/heat consumption?

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Hi,

I usually have my Axe powered on during all day, using it for playing (of course)/reamping and sometimes just like an audio interface.

Let's say I have 2 presets, one with a 90% CPU average and another on 10% (taken from utility/status)
Do the Axe behave like a regular pc/server, when not in use should I change preset to less CPU activity to prevent energy/heat consumption?

As the axe is doing signal processing in realtime, it will always be "working", even if there is no signal coming in. It's not like a computer in that regard.

So in order to save energy, it might be useful to switch to an empty preset to reduce the CPU load. However, I doubt it will make any real difference...
But a sure-fire way to save energy is actually powering it down when its not used.

 

[Se7en]

My concern was mostly regarding heat.
On a PC with a constant CPU load around 90% would cause the CPU go warm and the fans spin at max.

Maybe this isn't relevant with the Axe

 

[Zwiebelchen]

My concern was mostly regarding heat.
On a PC with a constant CPU load around 90% would cause the CPU go warm and the fans spin at max.

Maybe this isn't relevant with the Axe

I don't think the fan speed of the Axe is dynamicly adjusted. I'm also pretty sure that there is no CPU power scaling, simply because we are not talking about 35/50nanometer manufacturing processes here which are used in the graphics cards industry. It simply wouldn't make sense, as there is no need to miniaturize anything to infinity when there's a 19" hull ...

Also, the two CPUs on the board are 512MHz chipsets. Nothing special. I don't expect them to create a lot of heat even on max load.
Let's face it: the hardware used for sound processing nowadays is from yesterday.

I also remembered reading somewhere that the AXE consumes less than 40watts on max load. This is less than a light bulb.

 

[javajunkie]

Yes, the harder the DSP is taxed the more energy consumed and heat consumed. Does it really matter so long as the DSP temperature is within operating specs, no. I wouldn't worry about it. As has been said, the fan is not dynamic it operates at a constant speed.