This article explains the key CPU performance metrics on Linux—including load average, CPU usage percentages, and process states—showing how to interpret top, ps, uptime, and mpstat outputs and how to differentiate between load and utilization in various workload scenarios.
This guide explains how to perform CPU stress testing on Linux by installing and using the stress and mpstat commands, detailing installation steps, command options, example executions, and how to interpret their output to assess system performance and stability.
This article explains what Linux load average actually measures, distinguishes it from CPU utilization, and demonstrates how to interpret and monitor load with practical stress‑test scenarios using tools like uptime, mpstat, and pidstat.
This article shows how to detect a CPU0 load imbalance on a multi‑core web server, confirms PHP‑FPM as the cause with mpstat and pidstat, and provides a Bash script that uses taskset to evenly distribute PHP‑FPM processes across all CPUs, plus a cron tip to keep the setting persistent.
