# Way to check processor hits?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-check-processor-hits/281497>\
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**Created:** [February 10, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-check-processor-hits/281497 "2009-02-10T00:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobcahill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@bobcahill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcahill)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-check-processor-hits/281497/1 "2009-02-10T00:14:42Z")

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I have a close to finished flash as3 based animation project and it seems to be hitting some processor spikes. Is there a way to monitor that via the debugging panel or find out if certain functions or timeline animations are too processor intensive?

I looked at a couple of other animated sites with video and animated mcs via [www.thefwa.com](http://www.thefwa.com) and my task manager averaged CPU Usage at 25-35 % with just Firefox running. On my project I am getting a steady 45-55 % on average. My concern is if someone had a processor 1/2 the power of mine it would max out and not play back the animation.

Any ideas of how to tackle this?