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CPU Load vs CPU Utilization

How come there is no graph for CPU Load average as opposed to CPU Utilization? I've found that sometimes you can have a low CPU utilization percentage, but a high processor queue (shown in CPU load averages) which manifests as poor response time. I would think that this value would be just as important as utilization.

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0 William Warren over 15 years ago

Many folks don 't understand load(due to the windows mentality that's nearly everywhere).
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0 HaTaX over 15 years ago

And load isn't only calculated by your CPU utilization, but other factors like disk queue and memory load play a large role in it.

Would be nice if they just put the 1, 5, 15 numbers in a corner of the dashboard. Those in the know would recognize it instantly. [:)]
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0 nicadmin over 15 years ago

Now that you mention disk queue, is there a reason iostat is not included in the base install?
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0 BarryG over 15 years ago

NicAdmin, please vote for iostat at
Better system reporting / HW Monitoring

Thanks,
Barry
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0 grevesz over 14 years ago in reply to William Warren

Many folks don 't understand load(due to the windows mentality that's nearly everywhere).

You are right. I am one of them.
Could you please explain the difference between CPU load and CPU utilization?
Or point out some references where I could learn about this?

Thanks,

Gabor
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0 pirateghost over 14 years ago

Let me google that for you

i apologize if that is too harsh, but for crying out loud, we live on the internet. one company and one page has revolutionized the way we learn. i wish more people would think about using it more often.
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0 eganders_01 over 14 years ago in reply to grevesz

Wikipedia is your friend...

Load (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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0 grevesz over 14 years ago in reply to eganders_01

Wikipedia is your friend...

Load (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank you very much.
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