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CPU usage indicate how much of a workload is being handled by the CPU.

CPU-usage or CPU time is the amount of time for which a central processing unit (CPU) was used for processing instructions of a computer program.

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Determine which tab in Firefox is using CPU resources?

Is there anything in the current Firefox similar to the Task Manager in Google Chrome? (Shift + Esc) There is something that occasionally takes up enough CPU to make Firefox unresponsive - but with multiple windows, each with a dozen or so tabs…
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Troubleshoot High CPU usage by the "System" process

I have noticed that from some time my system is freezing and its probably caused by the high CPU usage which is caused by the system process. All applications I'm running is the Skype, TeamSpeak and Chrome so it definitely shouldnt eat that amount…
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Why does MDS run wild in Mac OS X 10.6?

I've been having trouble with the MDS process running wild on my MacBook Pro 13". I've read on other support forums indicating that improperly formatted external drives can be an issue, but I have no drives connected. How can this problem be…
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Can a 7 days full 100% CPU load "burn-in" / "stress test" damage a modern notebook?

When I buy new computers, I usually do a "burn-in" with 100% CPU load for, say, seven days, in a well ventilated place. This is to find out if the computer has problems before I invest time into setting it up for me let it "steam out" some of the…
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How can I produce high CPU load on Windows?

For testing purposes I need to generate high CPU load on a Windows Server 2003. I cannot install any software but have to make do with what Windows provides. What would be the best way to achieve that?
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Why is the CPU usage reported by top in Linux over 100%?

I've seen the CPU usage go over 100%. How is this possible? Is it because I have four CPU cores, so 100% isn't really the max? Also, when a program does this, what else can I do in top besides using the k command?
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Windows Update doesn't work and consumes 100% of CPU (Win7 SP1)

I've observed a strange behaviour with Windows Update (Win7 SP1). The process svchost is consuming an entire core of my Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) doing nothing (i.e., there is no network traffic and the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution…
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What does load average mean on Unix/Linux?

If I run uptime, I get something like this: 10:50:30 up 366 days, 23:27, 1 user, load average: 1.27, 2.06, 1.54 What do those numbers on the end mean? The man page tells me it's "the load average of the system over the last 1, 5, and 15…
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Chrome 100% CPU usage, again - software_reporter_tool.exe

software_reporter_tool.exe belonging to Chrome running at 100% cpu, fan full speed. Deleting it doesn't fix anything, because it gets redownloaded again! Disabling "Protect me from bla bla" doesn't make it stop running. Please anyone have any…
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Can I run my CPU at 100% usage for a long time?

I have a Dell XPS 15 9570, 32 GB ram, 2.2 ghz and 6 cores. When i use an application (The parsim command on MATLAB) (for more details) then my fan starts running fast , during this my PC doesn't seem to be heating but it never got this noisy in the…
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What is a CPU tick?

Question: How is a CPU tick calculated and what does it represent? Does a single tick equate to 10 miliseconds thus if some thread reported not called for (5 * 10 ticks = 500 ticks) does this mean the CPU was perhaps too busy to schedule the…
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What is the cause of a high CPU usage of 'system and compressed memory' in Windows 10?

There is an observation to be made for Windows 10 on my laptop running with 24G memory available, and 2.5G used. There is no 'memory pressure'. Other questions have looked at memory consumption (which isn't the problem here). In all the related…
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Is there a command in Linux to know the processor number in which a process is loaded?

Is there any command in Linux to figure out, given a process, which processor the process is running? I am interested in figuring out the CPU busy and CPU idle time of that processor.
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Task Manager shows higher total CPU usage than the sum of all running processes. Hidden process?

In Windows Task Manager and AVG Task Manager (included in TuneUp Utilities), I see that the sum of all the running processes is much lower than the total CPU usage shown in "performance" tab. Does this mean that my PC is running a hidden process or…
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CPU Constantly at 100% In Task Manager, But Not in Process Explorer

Starting yesterday, I have a very odd problem on my Windows 10 desktop-- my CPU is constantly running at 100% (according to Task Manager), and it isn't throttling down. Because of this, it's constantly running at 3.3 GHz and the temperatures are…
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