# What is common or acceptable Flash CPU usage?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-common-or-acceptable-flash-cpu-usage/292697
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-common-or-acceptable-flash-cpu-usage/292697 "2009-07-17T17:05:02Z")
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### Author: ![ctioScript](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@ctioScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ctioScript)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-common-or-acceptable-flash-cpu-usage/292697/1 "2009-07-17T17:05:02Z")

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I’m building a media player with alot of tweens in the interface , I’m wondering  
what is common or exceptable in the professional flash community.

When I tween the whole Interface into another view firefox spikes to 12 - 16 cpu  
on a 3.01 GHz duo-core. Is this normal? acceptable?

After the tween Firefox flunctuates between 2 - 8 cpu while idle.

I know people complain about flash cpu usage , but I’ve have never heard  
what is acceptable and what is too much.

I’d hate to put so much work into something and have everyone think its amatuer because of CPU usage.