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Does MongoDB Slow Down If One CPU Core Is Maxed Out?

No. If one CPU core is at 100% running a long MongoDB operation, new requests will still run on other available cores. MongoDB uses worker threads, and the operating system scheduler assigns those threads to idle cores. Short requests do not wait behind a busy core unless the entire system is saturated. Does MongoDB UseContinue reading “Does MongoDB Slow Down If One CPU Core Is Maxed Out?”