Utility for Multi-Core Monitoring

[MacCurry]

I have a Mac Pro 2.66GHz Quad Core. I use Aperture frequently and iMovie. Is there a utility that I can download to watch how the applications are utilizing the multiple cores?

I'd like to know if these apps or others from Apple are designed for the Intel multi-core architecture and are written for multi-threading.

 

[Eidorian]

1. Activity Monitor
2. iStat Pro
3. top

 

[4God]

Activity Monitor is your friend.

 

[Cromulent]

iStat Pro is the best widget ever for this. Very easy just to bring the widgets up to check CPU usage and get rid of them. Takes a second or two. I find it much easier than using the activity monitor.

 

[FF_productions]

And if you do not know how to find your activity monitor, go to Applications->Utilities->Activity Monitor

or just Spotlight it.

Then I believe you hit +1 and it brings up all the statistics

 

[MacCurry]

I use iStat Pro, but I've never noticed if it breaks down the CPU to the utilization in each core.

 

[NATO]

Don't forget you can have Activity Monitor running (but hidden) and have the Dock Icon showing the activity of the various cores. I have this running all the time as it's handy to see how busy my computer is without any hassle

Activity Monitor : View -> Dock Icon -> Show CPU History