It is an average of how much work your processor is doing...
If you are using a single core processor than a load of 1.00 is 100% CPU utilization. For a dual-core 2.00 is 100% utilization. And so forth...
So if you have a dual-core dual-Zeon server, (e.g 4 cores total), 1.00 would be 25% and 4.00 would be 100% utilization.
The three numbers are last minute, last 5 minutes and last 15 minutes.
It isn't uncommon for loads to spike high, its when you have sustained high numbers like this that you have a problem. For many hosting companies, they stack hundreds of clients on one machine and offer them all 5-10% of the processor power. Not bad when you have 5-20 sites on a machine but really bad when there are 500 or more, which isn't uncommon on bargain hosters.
If you are using a single core processor than a load of 1.00 is 100% CPU utilization. For a dual-core 2.00 is 100% utilization. And so forth...
So if you have a dual-core dual-Zeon server, (e.g 4 cores total), 1.00 would be 25% and 4.00 would be 100% utilization.
The three numbers are last minute, last 5 minutes and last 15 minutes.
It isn't uncommon for loads to spike high, its when you have sustained high numbers like this that you have a problem. For many hosting companies, they stack hundreds of clients on one machine and offer them all 5-10% of the processor power. Not bad when you have 5-20 sites on a machine but really bad when there are 500 or more, which isn't uncommon on bargain hosters.
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