The Windows CPU - Individual CPU Usage alarm is activated when the average CPU utilization of a single processor exceeds a threshold. This value is taken over a specific number of background collections.
Sustained high CPU utilization of a single processor on multiprocessor systems indicates that process threading may not be functioning efficiently.
When this alarm is current, you should look at the Processes page on the Processes drilldown to find out which Windows process is consuming the CPU. The process:
Tip: You can configure this alarm to ignore certain values. See "Configure an Alarm to Ignore Certain Values" (page 1) for more information.
