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 ...

CPU usage is a measure of how much work the processor is doing, which varies depending on the specifications of the CPU. CPUs with more power will have a greater percentage of CPU usage. Having more ...

Increasing the CPU priority for a program boosts the CPU's focus on that program, increasing its productivity. For a small business, designating CPU usage can help you save time. For example, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A CPU that's utilized at an average of 50% is probably ideal, but higher spikes can be tolerated. Support questions seem to run in cycles, and NetWare support questions are no different. One that ...

Spotlight processor usage and performance problems We continue to cover an issue where Mac OS X 10.4's Spotlight function consumes inordinate amounts of processor time, resulting in slower overall ...

Is there any way to set windows to go on standby based on processor utilization and network activity? For example, when I'm transferring files between networked computers I would like Windows to ...

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 ...

Invisible files functionality lacking, alternatives Spotlight, in its current form, refuses to find invisible files. Although the user can set a criterion to search for both visible and invisible ...

How do I go about troubleshooting and resolving really high CPU utilization on my RAID5 array?<BR><BR>It's an older LSI controller, LSI MegaRaid 150-6, that's driving a 4 disk array. The CPU ...