# Elasicsearch relation between cpu usage rate with system load **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 11, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasicsearch-relation-between-cpu-usage-rate-with-system-load/171667 "2019-03-11T04:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yaoqijun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yaoqijun/32/32028_2.png) [@yaoqijun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yaoqijun)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasicsearch-relation-between-cpu-usage-rate-with-system-load/171667/1 "2019-03-11T04:50:01Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/f/9f75a4a161bfdb42938cb75abbc130fdafe17274.png) the tendency of system load not cpu usage rate i not clear with system load ---
**Author:** ![mjunaidmuzammil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mjunaidmuzammil/32/56910_2.png) [@mjunaidmuzammil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mjunaidmuzammil)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasicsearch-relation-between-cpu-usage-rate-with-system-load/171667/2 "2019-03-11T09:13:32Z")
The system load or CPU utilisation are 2 different metrics. CPU load refers to the number of process are in a kernel run queue over a period of time (short, medium and long). CPU utilisation indicate how much CPU resources are being used. You can get some more insights over link. [https://estl.tech/cpu-usage-vs-load-ecca22287b21](https://estl.tech/cpu-usage-vs-load-ecca22287b21) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasicsearch-relation-between-cpu-usage-rate-with-system-load/171667/3 "2019-04-08T09:13:34Z")
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