<![CDATA[Stefan Fricke]]>https://sfricke.hashnode.devRSS for NodeSat, 07 Nov 2026 09:47:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Generate some CPU stress]]>https://sfricke.hashnode.dev/generate-some-cpu-stresshttps://sfricke.hashnode.dev/generate-some-cpu-stressMon, 01 Sep 2025 11:30:22 GMTIf you need to generate 100% usage on all core:

openssl speed -multi $(grep -ci processor /proc/cpuinfo)

If you want to generate 100% usage on a single core:

yes > /dev/null &

The ampersand will create a background job for this command. If you have 8 core, this command will cause 12,5% overall usage. If you want to generate more usage, you can execute this command multiple times.

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