Process Lasso Guide. Does it Actually Work?

Summary

In this video, the reviewer explores Process Lasso, a real-time CPU optimization and automation software. They discuss its features, such as process monitoring and priority adjustments, and share their experience with its settings, including disabling unnecessary updates and configuring startup options. The reviewer also provides tips on optimizing CPU and memory usage, and concludes with benchmark results showing mixed performance impacts. They advise viewers to test Process Lasso for themselves to determine its effectiveness on their systems.

Takeaways

• 👍 The video is a review of Process Lasso, a real-time CPU optimization and automation program.
• 🛠️ The reviewer suggests disabling automatic updates for Process Lasso to save system resources.
• 📊 Process Lasso provides a graph and information on process spikes, but it's considered mostly redundant to Task Manager.
• ⚙️ The main appeal of Process Lasso is its advanced settings and features, which are likened to a more useful Task Manager.
• 🔧 The 'ProbBalance' feature is highlighted as a smart tool that adjusts the priority of resource-intensive processes based on CPU usage thresholds.
• ✅ The reviewer recommends configuring advanced options to make Process Lasso more aggressive in managing CPU usage.
• 🚫 It's important to exclude critical Windows services from Process Lasso adjustments to prevent system instability.
• 🧠 The 'SmartTrim' feature is designed to politely ask background processes to release memory, without affecting active applications.
• 📝 The reviewer advises disabling the log feature in Process Lasso for performance reasons.
• 🎮 Benchmarks show mixed results for Process Lasso's impact on game performance, with some improvements and some negative impacts.
• 🤔 The final verdict is that the usefulness of Process Lasso may vary from user to user, and personal testing is recommended.

Q & A

What is Process Lasso and what does it claim to do?

Process Lasso is a real-time CPU optimization and automation program that aims to manage system processes more efficiently.

How does Process Lasso provide useful information about system processes?

Process Lasso shows a graph at the top of the app for real-time monitoring and allows users to hover over it to see which processes are causing CPU spikes.

What is the main reason people use Process Lasso according to the script?

People use Process Lasso mainly as a more useful task manager that offers advanced features for managing and optimizing system processes.

What settings does the script recommend changing under the 'Updates' section?

The script recommends setting the 'Check for updates' option to 'Never check' to avoid constant checking for updates.

What is the purpose of the 'Configure Startup' settings in Process Lasso?

The 'Configure Startup' settings allow users to disable the GUI at startup while keeping the core engine running at system boot, saving some performance.

Why is it recommended to disable the 'Log' feature in Process Lasso?

Disabling the 'Log' feature is recommended as it is not seen as useful and can save resources by not keeping logs enabled.

What is 'Prob Balance' and how does it work in Process Lasso?

'Prob Balance' is a smart tool in Process Lasso that adjusts the priority of resource-intensive processes based on predefined CPU usage thresholds.

How can users make Process Lasso more aggressive in managing CPU usage?

Users can make Process Lasso more aggressive by reducing the CPU usage thresholds at which adjustments start and stop, as well as the initial start usage percentage.

Why is it important to exclude certain Windows Services from Process Lasso adjustments?

Excluding certain Windows Services like conhost.exe and wt.exe prevents potential system instability by not interfering with critical system processes.

What is 'Smart Trim' and how does it function in Process Lasso?

'Smart Trim' is a feature in Process Lasso that politely asks memory-hogging background processes to release their working sets, ensuring the application the user is actively engaged with is not trimmed.

What benchmarks were used in the script to evaluate Process Lasso's impact on system performance?

The benchmarks used in the script include Fortnite and CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) to evaluate the impact of Process Lasso on system performance and latency.

What conclusion does the script draw regarding the use of Process Lasso?

The script concludes that while Process Lasso might be beneficial for some users, it is important to test it on one's own system to see how well it works, as results may vary.

Outlines

00:00

🛠️ Process Lasso Review and Setup Guide

This paragraph introduces a review of Process Lasso, a real-time CPU optimization and automation program. The reviewer asks viewers for support by liking the video and proceeds to explain the basic features of Process Lasso, including its real-time graph and list of processes. The main attraction of Process Lasso is its advanced task manager capabilities. The reviewer then discusses various settings, including disabling automatic updates, configuring startup options, and disabling logging for performance gains. The focus is on the ProBalance feature, which intelligently adjusts process priorities based on CPU usage thresholds. The reviewer suggests more aggressive settings for ProBalance and emphasizes the importance of excluding critical Windows services to prevent system instability.

05:02

📊 Benchmark Results and Personal Verdict on Process Lasso

The second paragraph presents the results of benchmarks conducted using the Performance Toolkit, comparing the performance of two games, Fortnite and CS2, with and without Process Lasso enabled. The reviewer notes significant reductions in latency for certain components like the Nvidia driver and Direct X Graphics kernel when Process Lasso is active. However, there is also a mention of increased latency in the operating system's kernel, which is undesirable. For CS2, the impact is minimal, with only a slight increase in average FPS. The reviewer concludes by stating that while Process Lasso might not be necessary for their personal use, it's essential for viewers to test it on their systems as results may vary. The paragraph ends with a sign-off to the audience.

Keywords

💡Process Lasso

Process Lasso is a software program that claims to optimize and automate CPU usage in real-time. It is central to the video's theme as the script discusses its features, settings, and performance impact. The reviewer explores whether Process Lasso is worth using by adjusting its settings and testing its effects on system performance.

💡CPU Optimization

CPU Optimization refers to the process of improving the efficiency of a computer's central processing unit. In the context of the video, Process Lasso is said to offer CPU optimization by managing the priority and resource allocation of processes, which is demonstrated through the 'ProbBalance' feature that adjusts process priorities based on CPU usage.

💡Automation Program

An automation program is software designed to perform tasks automatically, often to streamline processes and improve efficiency. The video script mentions Process Lasso as a self-proclaimed real-time CPU optimization and automation program, suggesting it can automate the management of system processes to optimize performance.

💡ProbBalance

ProbBalance is a feature within Process Lasso that is described as a 'smart tool' for adjusting the priority of processes that consume a lot of CPU resources. The script explains how it can be configured to activate based on total system CPU usage and per-program CPU usage, which is crucial for understanding how Process Lasso optimizes CPU performance.

💡Task Manager

A Task Manager is a system utility in Windows that provides information about the computer's performance and the processes currently running. The video script compares Process Lasso to a 'more useful task manager,' indicating that while Task Manager shows process information, Process Lasso offers additional features for managing and optimizing these processes.

💡Performance Toolkit

The Performance Toolkit is a set of tools used for benchmarking and analyzing system performance. In the script, the reviewer uses the Performance Toolkit to measure the impact of Process Lasso on system performance before and after its application, providing empirical data to assess its effectiveness.

💡Smart Trim

Smart Trim is a feature of Process Lasso that politely requests memory-hogging background processes to release their working sets. It ensures that the application the user is actively engaged with is not trimmed. The script discusses configuring Smart Trim settings to manage memory usage effectively.

💡Benchmarks

Benchmarks are tests or measurements used to evaluate the performance of a system or component. The video script uses benchmarks to compare system performance with and without Process Lasso, providing specific examples of latency improvements and declines in different processes and games.

💡System File Cache

System File Cache is a portion of a computer's memory reserved for storing frequently accessed data to improve performance. The script mentions configuring the 'system file cache' in Process Lasso's Smart Trim options, which determines how aggressively the program will manage memory usage.

💡Exclusions

Exclusions in Process Lasso refer to the processes or services that are intentionally left out from being managed or optimized by the software. The script advises excluding certain critical Windows services like 'conhost.exe' and 'wt.exe' to prevent system instability, illustrating the need for careful configuration to avoid adverse effects.

💡Latency

Latency in computing is the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer. The script discusses latency in the context of benchmark results, noting improvements and declines in latency for different processes and applications when Process Lasso is enabled, which is key to understanding the software's impact on system responsiveness.

Highlights

Process Lasso is a real-time CPU optimization and automation program.

The app provides a mostly useless list similar to what can be seen in task manager.

Process Lasso is more useful as a task manager with additional features.

Under updates, it's recommended to disable checking for updates to save performance.

Configuring startup settings can disable the GUI at startup while keeping the core engine running.

Disabling the log feature is suggested as it's not seen as useful.

Prob Balance is a smart tool that adjusts the priority of resource hogs based on CPU usage.

Adjusting Prob Balance settings can make the system more aggressive in managing CPU usage.

Excluding important Windows Services like conhost.exe and wt.mc is crucial to avoid system instability.

Smart trim is a feature that politely asks memory hogging processes to release their working sets.

Default settings for smart trim are generally sufficient, but can be adjusted based on system RAM usage.

Excluding certain executables like audiodg.exe and csrss.exe is important to maintain system functionality.

Benchmarks show noticeable changes in system performance with Process Lasso on versus off.

Nvidia driver latency improved with Process Lasso on in Fortnite benchmarks.

DirectX Graphics kernel latency also improved with Process Lasso on in Fortnite benchmarks.

USB xHCI system latency improved with Process Lasso on in Fortnite benchmarks.

N kernel latency worsened with Process Lasso on, indicating a potential negative impact.

CS2 benchmarks show mixed results with Process Lasso on, with some improvements and some negative impacts.

Process Lasso may not be necessary for all users, and its effectiveness can vary.

It's recommended to test Process Lasso for individual system optimization.

Transcripts

hey everyone hope you're all doing well

and feel free to let me know if

otherwise and today I'm trying and

reviewing process lasso so then you

don't have to but before we get started

if you just do me a teeny tiny big favor

and leave a like on the video since it's

a super easy way to support me and it

really does help a lot now on to process

lasso what does it do they are

self-proclaimed to be a real-time CPU

optimization and automation program so

let's see how well they work and if

they're even worth it at all with the

app opened up we have a mostly Ed graph

at the top here but you can get some

pretty useful info with what processes

are causing spikes if you decide to

hover over it once again a mostly

useless list here since most of this can

be shown in task manager but the mate of

why people get into process lasso though

isn't for these features it's kind of

like a more useful task manager let's

move on to some settings I watched a few

guides and mixed it all together for the

review so I'll be applying this today

with my added changes on if I think it's

dumb or not to use under updates we

likely don't need it checking for

updates all the time so I'll keep it to

never check but you all can choose two

weeks if you really want to next up

under options and then General let's go

to configure startup where we want to

disable the gooey at startup and leave

the core engine at system Boot and what

all of that does is it basically allows

you to not have this running in the

background but still have the settings

that you applied running in the

background so it's a little bit of a

performance save because honestly once

you set all these settings you likely

don't need need to change them again

next up under log I don't really see the

use of keeping this enabled so I would

recommend disabling it next up with CPU

we have prob balance which I think most

guides recommend using this feature and

prob balance is a feature and in the

developer words a smart tool that

adjusts the priority of resource Hogs

and with the advanced options you can

kind of control when it gets activated

the defaults here we have 10 5 and 2 so

at 10% total system CPU usage process

lasso will start to make adjustments and

then on a per program basis if a

specific process is taking over 5% CPU

usage process lasso will once again

start making adjustments and will stop

when it gets down to 2% Now the default

here is fine but if we want to get a bit

more aggressive we can reduce the 10%

down to 9% and the 2% down to 1% so now

it'll start making adjustments much

faster on the system scale and it will

keep on using those adjustments for much

longer on a per process basis we'll also

want to reduce the initial start usage

from 5 to three so that'll get moving

much faster too and then we'll want to

exclude some important Windows Services

because we don't want to Nuke your

operating system so at this bottom down

here at the bottom you want to add the

conhost.exe and the

wt.com the

wt.mc lasso and not doing this can cause

some system instability so after adding

them to the list hit okay hit okay again

and now under options once again we can

move on to memory which this part can be

kind of redundant if you have a lot of

memory smart trim is a feature put in

place as to how process lasso puts it a

feature to politely ask memory hogging

background processes to release their

working sets and that it also never

trims the application you're actively

engaged with so make sure that the check

is right here next to Smart trim and

then under smart trim options we're

pretty much fine leaving the default

settings here and we'll put in their

recommended values where it won't

activate unless your RAM usage is over

65% and then enable the system file

cache 2 and set it to only Purge half of

your total RAM and since I have 32 GB

I'm going to just type in 16,000 hit

okay and then once again back on under

the memory we want to go to the

exclusions now and all of these

executables here we want added to the

list we have the audio DG which is part

of the Windows audio system csrss which

is the client server runtime which

handles most graphical instructions

under the operating system dwm or

desktop Windows manager which handles

graphical effects font driver host which

affects the rendering of fonts LS ass or

the local security Authority which

handles enforcing security policies smss

or session manager which is a critical

system process and then service hosts

which are the generic host process for

drivers or dlls and now the last one

that we want to exclude is the when log

on which handles log on and log out

procedures on the system I'll wait here

a moment before continuing and feel free

to pause it as

well now that we're all set up with

their main features let's move on to

benchmarks when using the performance

toolkit I have the before and after

pulled up first with fortnite then with

CS2 afterwards we can see across the

board that with fortnite on versus off

that the changes are pretty noticeable

and I'll just throw out some random

examples here the Nvidia driver here

knocked off about a whole microsecond on

average the direct X Graphics kernel

also about knocked off another

microsecond and the USB

xhci system knocked off about 2 micros

seconds and the n kernel which is your

operating system got worse which is

obviously something that we don't want

to see next up for CS2 comparison I also

want to just quickly point out some key

details from off andon the Nvidia driver

knocked off about2 micros direct X

kernel gained about3 micros the USB also

gained about3 micros and lastly the N

kernel gained about 2 micros of latency

which once again is very bad and when we

look at the capf frame X benchmarks

we'll see that process lasso on actually

negatively impacted the 1% and 0.2% lows

Counter Strike 2 on the other hand saw

virtually no difference whatsoever but

it did get some slightly higher average

FPS so I guess we'll take it so is

process lasso worth using I would say in

my case it is very likely that I won't

need it but like with any sort of tweak

or optimization your system you're going

to want to test this for yourself and

see just how well it works for you

results for me might not always be the

same for you so keeping that in mind I

love you all and I'll see you in the

next one