How to get the CPU Usage in C#?

Question

I want to get the overall total CPU usage for an application in C#. I\'ve found many ways to dig into the properties of processes, but I only want the CPU usage of the proce

Answer 1

It's OK, I got it! Thanks for your help!

Here is the code to do it:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    selectedServer = "JS000943";
    listBox1.Items.Add(GetProcessorIdleTime(selectedServer).ToString());
}

private static int GetProcessorIdleTime(string selectedServer)
{
    try
    {
        var searcher = new
           ManagementObjectSearcher
             (@"\\"+ selectedServer +@"\root\CIMV2",
              "SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Processor WHERE Name=\"_Total\"");

        ManagementObjectCollection collection = searcher.Get();
        ManagementObject queryObj = collection.Cast().First();

        return Convert.ToInt32(queryObj["PercentIdleTime"]);
    }
    catch (ManagementException e)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while querying for WMI data: " + e.Message);
    }
    return -1;
}