Performance Data Processor Kernal Mode Utilization Is High

This alert condition indicates that the processor kernel mode utilization is high. High processor utilization can be broken down into Processor Privileged Time and Processor User Time. These two terms respectively refer to processor utilization for kernel-mode and user-mode processes on a machine. If kernel mode utilization is high, a machine is likely underpowered as it is too busy handling basic OS housekeeping functions to be able to effectively run other applications.

Last modified April 17, 2020