The level of CPU utiliztion by your software can make a major difference in the performance of your application. With new multi-core processors being introduced this year, it very important to make sure that your application is coded to take advantage of the latest  processors.  Software that understands and dynamically adjusts to resource utilization of modern processors has performance and power advantages. 

The Intel Performance Counter Monitor provides sample C++ routines and utilities to estimate the internal resource utilization of the latest Intel® Xeon® and Core™ processors and to help developers to work their code to gain a significant performance boost.  We've recently posted a detailed article that introduces the Intel Performance Counter Monitor and how to use.  If you are interested in understanding how well your app is utilizing the CPU, check this article out and give us your feedback.