high cpu usage - High CPU usage system performance slow

root@linuxfix:~/high_cpu_usage$

high cpu usage

High CPU usage system performance slow

Solutions

Prerequisites: Start by updating your system to resolve common issues and ensure the solutions provided below are compatible with your current environment.

check_latest_version && sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Identify CPU-intensive processes

Find resource hogs:

top

htop

ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head

Kill problematic processes

Terminate high-CPU processes:

kill -9 process_id

killall process_name

pkill -f pattern

Monitor system resources

Check system load:

uptime

vmstat 1

iostat -x 1

What is high cpu usage?

System experiencing high CPU utilization causing performance degradation.

Common scenarios: Runaway processes, malware, resource-intensive applications, or system overload.

Common Causes

Runaway process
Infinite loops
Malware or crypto mining
Insufficient resources
Poor application optimization

Debugging Tips

sar -u 1

pidstat -u 1

cat /proc/loadavg

Prevention

Monitor system performance
Set resource limits
Regular system maintenance

Additional Resources

Performance Monitoring

Linux performance tools

performance cpu monitoring optimization