5minLoadAverage high

5minLoadAverage

If an average of more than two processes are waiting, this indicates that the CPU is reducing the performance of the entire system.

• A high value for 5minLoadAverage and a high value for CPU_Utilization can indicate that too many processes are active on this server.
• A high value for 5minLoadAverage and a low value for CPU_Utilization can indicate that the main memory is too small. The processes are then waiting due to excessive paging.