For some time, I've been testing with Google Play Music All Access. It works perfectly on my phone, but I have a very annoying issue on my laptop.
It seems that when I'm just browsing or developing software, my music plays just fine. However, when I'm compiling my code and the CPU usage rises to 100%, the music lags/stutters quite often. As soon as the compiling is done, the music plays just fine. I've tested with the most recent versions of Chrome (36.0.1985.125), Firefox (31) and IE (11). I also tried using HTML5 instead of Flash, but that doesn't help.
I looked into Task Manager, and I noticed that my RAM usage is about 8-9GB (mostly because of 2 databases and my IDE running) and my disk queue length is constantly <1.
I should also mention that I also use Spotify (web and desktop app), and I usually stream internet radio through a website. When I listen to music using Spotify or this streaming website, the music doesn't lag at all, even when my CPU usage is 100% while compiling. This leads me to believe that the laptop should be able to play my music without stuttering.
Specs of the laptop:
- Intel Core i5 2410M
- 12GB RAM
- Intel Graphics HD4000
- Samsung 840 256GB SSD
The laptop is running Windows 7 x64 SP1 with the latest updates and I use Netbeans as my IDE.
Is there anything else I can try?
Edit
I am sure, CPU is not throttling due to heat. Its temperature is at normal levels (50-60 degrees Celcius).