Linux Command Cheat Sheet/Show per-CPU stats

Display CPU usage by processor.

Section: Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Show per-CPU stats

bash
bash
mpstat -P ALL 1 5
Explanation

Useful when one core is pegged but system average looks fine.

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