Does the RAM cleaning by a software (e.g. Advanced SystemCare 8) during the code running affect the calculation?

Hi,

I run a Matlab code which takes several hours to finish. During the code running, I clean the RAM by Advanced SystemCare 8 software (at the performance monitor); this releases action some RAM memory. My question is: does this action of RAM cleaning affect (harm) the code calculations?

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

I would strongly suspect that this only cleans RAM that is not currently in use by another process (e.g., MATLAB). Unless you see some specific warnings or cautions about when or how to use this feature when other applications are running, I would guess that it would not interfere. That being said, this is probably a question you should ask the vendor ... not sure what specific help you will get with this question on a MATLAB forum.

[Ramadan]

Thanks.

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

That particular product ("SmartRam") can be configured in its Toolbox -> Settings to not automatically free ram when CPU or disk usage is high.

The way that product works depends upon whether you have enabled to setting to compress memory.

You should expect that at the very least your calculations will slow down while memory is being freed.

I do not recall whether I purchased that feature with Advanced Systems Care; it has been a while since I dual-booted my Mac in Windows mode.