IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1 Help

CPU and memory live charts

Profiling tools in IntelliJ IDEA allow you to view CPU and memory live charts for running processes. They visualize resource consumption on your computer and are helpful for analyzing performance problems in real time.

For example, you can view the charts for another application and see the amount of resources it consumes when running a specific task.

View live charts

  1. From the main menu, select View | Tool Windows | Profiler.

  2. Right-click the necessary process in the Profiler tool window and select CPU and Memory Live Charts.

    Accessing live charts for a running process

    A new tab opens in which you can see the amount of resources the selected process consumes.

    CPU and Memory live charts

You can change the time frame for which you want to see the data: click The Presentation Settings button and select the necessary option:

  • Show All Data
  • Show Last 60 Seconds
  • Show Last 5 Minutes
Last modified: 02 April 2021