It always does seem that the gnome system monitor does use a little more cpu. It would be good to file this bug upstream with the developers and see if they are willing to address the issue.
** Changed in: gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132359 Title: Gnome system monitor uses lots of processor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/1132359/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs