High load average during download

[kontinuity]

Hi,

I am running torrent downloads and iTunes server. The CPU load average is really high:

02:42:15 up 10:14,  load average: 3.75, 3.14, 1.97

Any insights?

- K

 

[RMerlin]

Hi,

I am running torrent downloads and iTunes server. The CPU load average is really high:

02:42:15 up 10:14,  load average: 3.75, 3.14, 1.97

Any insights?

- K

A 600 MHz MIPS CPU (roughly equal to an old Pentium II) and USB disk will do that. Not much you can do short of limiting the number of concurrent peers.

 

[FrancoisC]

I don't consider 3.75% to be high at all.

Unless î'm missing something and thses numbers don't mean what I think...

 

[WRobertE]

It doesn't mean 3.75%.

Load averages do not represent % CPU usage. Instead, they represent the load on the CPU by processes waiting for their chance to use the CPU.

 

[FrancoisC]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that

 

[RMerlin]

Use the "top" command instead to get more useful information.