Analyzing Processor Activity
After memory consumption, processor activity is the most important thing to monitor in your system. A busy processor might be efficiently handling all the work on your computer, or it might be overwhelmed. Examine processor activity to tell the difference. Use performance counters and Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Resource Kit tools to measure processing activity and to determine how to improve performance if necessary.
In This Chapter
Overview of Processor Monitoring and Analysis
Establishing a Baseline for Processor Performance
Recognizing a Processor Bottleneck
Advanced Topic: Changing Thread Priority to Improve Performance
Eliminating a Processor Bottleneck
Related Information in the Resource Kit
For information about using System Monitor graphs and counter logs, see "Overview of Performance Monitoring" in this book.
For information about implementing and optimizing multiprocessor systems, see "Measuring Multiprocessor System Activity" in this book.