Here's a shot of my desktop, running little else besides htop in a terminal, with compiz CPU usage at 6%.
Ubuntu 11.10 32 bit, with an AMD 4600 X2 CPU and an Nvidia GT 240 running the latest drivers from the repository. ** Attachment added: "compiz_idle_cpu4.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/803943/+attachment/2638731/+files/compiz_idle_cpu4.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/803943 Title: compiz consuming a lot of cpu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz-core/+bug/803943/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs