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

This seems to work for me, an example for waiting until the processor reaches a certain percentage

var cpuCounter = new PerformanceCounter("Processor", "% Processor Time", "_Total");
int usage = (int) cpuCounter.NextValue();
while (usage == 0 || usage > 80)
{
     Thread.Sleep(250);
     usage = (int)cpuCounter.NextValue();
}