List all processes and their current memory & CPU consumption?

c# .net memory-management cpu-usage performancecounter
Alex picture Alex · Aug 8, 2009 · Viewed 36k times · Source

How can I get a list of all processes in C# and then for each process current memory and CPU consumption?

Sample code is highly appreciated.

Answer

Brian Rasmussen picture Brian Rasmussen · Aug 8, 2009

The Process class has a GetProcesses method that will let you enumerate the running processes and list a bunch of stats like memory usage and CPU time. Look at the documentation under properties for the stats.

Memory usage is a complex matter. There is really no single number, that describe the usage. Please see Russinovich's excellent series on the matter. The first installment is here: http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2008/07/21/3092070.aspx

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