Windows 7: Performance Monitor

The performance monitor in Windows 7 allows you to view performance data either in real time or in a log file.

 

You can also Create Data Collector Sets to configure and schedule performance counter, event trace, and configuration data collection so that you can analyze the results and view reports.

The new Resource Monitor application enables you to see detailed real-time information about hardware resources (CPU, disk, network, and memory) and system resources (including handles and modules) that are used by the operating system, services, and running applications.

The Resource Monitor to may also be used to start and stop services, stop processes, analyze process deadlocks, view thread wait chains, and identify processes locking files.