[BlueOnyx:01919] Re: Processes Load

[Gustavo Silva]

Hiya,

I think this article pretty much describes it altough you can find 
better explanations through the web.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_%28computing%29

If i was to keep it even simpler (just as a guideline):

In a single-core system:
a Load average between 0.00-1.00 would be equivalent to 0-100% resources 
being used

In a quad-core (or quad-cpu system):
a Load average between 0.00-4.00 would be equivalent 0-100% resources 
being used

Altough Load doesnt refer JUST to CPU utilization! Its a Mingle of Disk, 
Network, CPU among others.



Cheers
-Gustavo

lists at odea.net escreveu:
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> Hello all!
>
> I’d be grateful if someone could answer a really dumb question. I 
> purchased my first Cobalt RaQ 2 and then a RaQ 3 in the late 1990’s or 
> early 2002’s – anyhow a while ago. Ever since I’ve wondered at the 
> meaning of the CPU Statistics. What does a load of say 0.31 mean? What 
> are say 0% usage and 100% usage?
>
> Thanks
>
> Shane
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