Google has released a temporary fix for a ChromeOS bug that causes 100% CPU utilization in Chromebooks. Last week, BleepingComputer broke the story that the ChromeOS 85.0.4183.108 update caused Google ...

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 ...

The McAfee security software process Mcshield.exe has multiple documented use-cases that can cause the program to take over the computer's CPU. If a user experiencing a problem with the program brings ...

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 ...

Very disappointed here. I seemed to remember my celeron 366 clocked at 550 would breeze through these avi files. I figured I'd set up an old asus p5a board with a k62-550 for dvd and avi/divx playback ...

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Is your chip fast enough? Is it too fast? Systems engineers might be paying for more chip than they need, or they may be dangerously close to over-taxing their current processor. Take the guesswork ...

IIRC, IE is known to do that. As long as IE doesn't stay pegged at 100% when your mouse is idle, then you are fine.