Roon Server Idle Processor usage in Windows

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Roon Core Machine

Nuc7i7dnb - Intel Core i7 8650U 16GB ram - Windows 10 Pro 64

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Orbi

Connected Audio Devices

Ayre Qx-5
3x Rpi 4 with Roon bridge
Several Sonos speakers

Number of Tracks in Library

38k

Description of Issue

I’ve long been using the entire Roon package on my Mac, but recently picked up a Nuc to run some always on services such as Roon, Plex, etc. on a separate machine. I installed Roon server on the Nuc and I noticed first via fan noise and confirmed via task manager that even with Roon server is idle, with or without any remotes connected, it’s spiking the processor to 30% for a few seconds every 30 seconds. is this normal behavior? it is otherwise idling a very low at 1-3%.

It’s very noticeable with the Nuc fan as its constantly going from very quiet to loud.

Here is what is in the logs:

07/14 06:16:01 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 583mb Managed, 2314 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:16:16 Info: [stats] 6398mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 588mb Managed, 2362 Handles, 157 Threads
07/14 06:16:31 Info: [stats] 6366mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 584mb Managed, 2332 Handles, 149 Threads
07/14 06:16:46 Info: [stats] 6398mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 587mb Managed, 2395 Handles, 157 Threads
07/14 06:17:01 Info: [stats] 6366mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 585mb Managed, 2372 Handles, 149 Threads
07/14 06:17:16 Info: [stats] 6402mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 582mb Managed, 2359 Handles, 158 Threads
07/14 06:17:31 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 582mb Managed, 2338 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:17:46 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 583mb Managed, 2343 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:18:01 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1197mb Physical, 584mb Managed, 2341 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:18:03 Trace: [broker/accounts] [heartbeat] now=7/14/2022 1:18:02 PM nextauthrefresh=7/14/2022 2:13:06 PM nextmachineallocate=7/14/2022 5:13:05 PM
07/14 06:18:16 Info: [stats] 6394mb Virtual, 1197mb Physical, 583mb Managed, 2388 Handles, 156 Threads
07/14 06:18:31 Info: [stats] 6386mb Virtual, 1197mb Physical, 581mb Managed, 2384 Handles, 154 Threads
07/14 06:18:46 Info: [stats] 6410mb Virtual, 1197mb Physical, 581mb Managed, 2453 Handles, 160 Threads
07/14 06:19:01 Info: [stats] 6378mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 580mb Managed, 2349 Handles, 152 Threads
07/14 06:19:16 Info: [stats] 6414mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 586mb Managed, 2418 Handles, 161 Threads
07/14 06:19:31 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 586mb Managed, 2380 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:19:46 Info: [stats] 6378mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 587mb Managed, 2417 Handles, 152 Threads
07/14 06:20:01 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 585mb Managed, 2413 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:20:16 Info: [stats] 6398mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 586mb Managed, 2467 Handles, 157 Threads
07/14 06:20:31 Info: [stats] 6366mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 586mb Managed, 2449 Handles, 149 Threads
07/14 06:20:36 Trace: [client/sonos] av_status
07/14 06:20:46 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2318 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:21:01 Info: [stats] 6362mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2314 Handles, 148 Threads
07/14 06:21:16 Info: [stats] 6362mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2315 Handles, 148 Threads
07/14 06:21:31 Info: [stats] 6358mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2315 Handles, 147 Threads
07/14 06:21:46 Info: [stats] 6394mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2385 Handles, 156 Threads
07/14 06:22:01 Info: [stats] 6366mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2366 Handles, 149 Threads
07/14 06:22:16 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 572mb Managed, 2386 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:22:31 Info: [stats] 6362mb Virtual, 1238mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2320 Handles, 148 Threads
07/14 06:22:46 Info: [stats] 6394mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2391 Handles, 156 Threads
07/14 06:23:01 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2364 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:23:03 Trace: [broker/accounts] [heartbeat] now=7/14/2022 1:23:02 PM nextauthrefresh=7/14/2022 2:13:06 PM nextmachineallocate=7/14/2022 5:13:05 PM
07/14 06:23:16 Info: [stats] 6394mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2412 Handles, 156 Threads
07/14 06:23:31 Info: [stats] 6378mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2410 Handles, 152 Threads
07/14 06:23:46 Info: [stats] 6378mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2413 Handles, 152 Threads
07/14 06:23:49 Debug: [easyhttp] [56] POST to https://device-map.roonlabs.net/1/register returned after 352 ms, status code: 200
07/14 06:23:49 Trace: [devicemap] device map updated
07/14 06:24:01 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2301 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:24:16 Info: [stats] 6402mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2363 Handles, 158 Threads
07/14 06:24:31 Info: [stats] 6378mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 568mb Managed, 2343 Handles, 152 Threads
07/14 06:24:46 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2343 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:25:01 Info: [stats] 6362mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 568mb Managed, 2339 Handles, 148 Threads
07/14 06:25:16 Info: [stats] 6398mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 573mb Managed, 2400 Handles, 157 Threads
07/14 06:25:31 Info: [stats] 6358mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 570mb Managed, 2368 Handles, 147 Threads
07/14 06:25:36 Trace: [client/sonos] av_status
07/14 06:25:46 Info: [stats] 6418mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2381 Handles, 162 Threads
07/14 06:26:01 Info: [stats] 6366mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2332 Handles, 149 Threads
07/14 06:26:16 Info: [stats] 6382mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2373 Handles, 153 Threads
07/14 06:26:31 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2370 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:26:46 Info: [stats] 6398mb Virtual, 1240mb Physical, 568mb Managed, 2444 Handles, 157 Threads
07/14 06:27:01 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2424 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:27:16 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 569mb Managed, 2439 Handles, 151 Threads
07/14 06:27:31 Info: [stats] 6370mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 566mb Managed, 2319 Handles, 150 Threads
07/14 06:27:46 Info: [stats] 6374mb Virtual, 1239mb Physical, 567mb Managed, 2324 Handles, 151 Threads
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here is a snapshot of the process which shows the 30 second interval and corresponding log.

Roonprocess
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Have you rebooted the server since it started this?

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This is not strictly related to Windows. Recent Roon Server generates high load as well on Linux systems.

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Yup, rebooted… reinstalled… even tried a fresh database with nothing added. Still has this 30 second processor spike when completely idle. I deauthorized Windows went back to MacOs and actually observed the same behavior. It just doesn’t seem as intense because the Mac is far quieter and doesn’t ramp up the fan immediately.

I’ve changes some bios settings on the Nuc to keep the fan from going to wild every 30 seconds. I’m surprised no one else with a Nuc has asked this as the fan makes this it quite obvious. I put an order in for a fanless case thought it hasn’t shipped and now says out of stock…hopefully it comes through. Tough to find one for this model right now.

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Hi @Nicholas_Thio,

Can you please check to see if a fresh Roon database and a small local library (under 100 albums) also exhibit this issue? To temporarily set up a fresh database:

  • Make a Backup of your current RoonServer Database
  • Exit out of RoonServer
  • Navigate to your RoonServer’s Database Location
  • Find the folder that says “RoonServer”
  • Rename the “RoonServer” folder to “RoonServer_old”
  • Reinstall the RoonServer App from our Downloads Page to generate a new RoonServer folder
  • On the Roon Remotes, press “Use another Core” and connect to the new database
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Hi @noris. In my last post, you can see that I did already try this. I setup a new DB and did not add any music and 30 second interval in processor activity is always there. Also tried on MacOs which does the same so it seems consistent across these two platforms. There’s nothing in the logs and I just wanted to confirm if this is not normal or some sort of “heartbeat?” Without tweaking the bios of the nuc 7i7dnb the continuous ramp up of the fan every 30 seconds gets quite annoying, but I have since been able to make the nuc quiet.

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NUC7 cooling fans are markedly noisy. Intel improved the design for the NUC8.

AJ

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Thanks for the input. Not too worried about the noise at this point as I’ve been able to adjust it to be reasonable and it’s in the office closet so practically silent. I do also have a fanless case on order.

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Hi @Nicholas_Thio ,

I know it has been a while since we spoke, but I wanted to check in with you here to see if you are still experiencing this issue?

I don’t believe there should be anything causing these spikes from within Roon, especially on a fresh database.

One theory is that this might be related to Sonos devices, can you please confirm if you temporarily power off your Sonos devices, do you still notice the issue occur?

Please let us know if this issue is still occurring on your end and the Sonos test results when possible, thanks!

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