If you rely on a MacBook Pro as your business desktop replacement or mobile computing companion, you may want to keep an eye on your system's CPU usage to diagnose a system slowdown or see which ...

If you ever develop an embedded system in a corporate environment, someone will probably tell you that you can only use 80% of the CPU or some other made-up number. The theory is that you will need ...

Now that i've started running Distributed Folding on my Powerbook again, my CPU usage graph (MenuMeters) shows '100%' all the time. But it only distinguishes between user and system processes. Usually ...

All major components in a system, like the graphics card, RAM, etc., rely on the CPU’s instructions. So, it is critical to keep the CPU usage under check or increase or decrease it as per requirements ...

I noticed in win2k that when you hit ctl-alt-del, and open taskman, that a little bar graph appears in the tool-bar on the right that shows cpu usage. That's something I had win98 with another program ...

If run a CPU usage graph on your PC, you may be surprised to see spikes in usage even when you're not running any programs. In all likelihood it shouldn't be a real concern because your computer may ...

With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager CPU usage stats didn't make a lot of sense. This change was originally announced ...

A senior Netflix software engineer says one of the most fundamental performance measurement tools we all use when evaluating a system may be completely incorrect. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

The key metric used in data processing management is system utilization - and that same metric has been adopted to push the idea that consolidation through virtualization makes sense. The key factor ...