Device Information Android 1.0+ Risk: READ_ONLY

Dump CPU Utilization

Outputs current and recent CPU usage percentage by process and kernel thread.

Command Syntax

adb shell dumpsys cpuinfo

Generic Syntax: dumpsys cpuinfo

Real-World Usage Examples

Check top CPU consuming processes

Outputs CPU usage ranking.

adb shell dumpsys cpuinfo

Output:

Load: 2.15 / 1.84 / 1.52
CPU usage from 4812ms to 201ms ago (2026-08-25 12:15:00):
  14% 1820/com.android.systemui: 9.8% user + 4.2% kernel
  8.2% 1420/system_server: 5.1% user + 3.1% kernel
  4.1% 4180/com.spotify.music: 3.2% user + 0.9% kernel
+0% 2100/kworker: 0% user + 0% kernel
28% TOTAL: 18% user + 8.5% kernel + 1.5% iowait