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

Processes in a Bottleneck

Threads in a 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.