Your mouse is very fast (1000Hz) so you will notice the problem 8x more than most people (most mice are 125Hz).
http://x7.a4tech.com/product.aspx?id=68 ** Summary changed: - Xorg and gnome-shell consuming large amount of CPU when just moving the mouse + High CPU when just moving the mouse ** Also affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) ** Tags added: performance -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848951 Title: High CPU when just moving the mouse To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/1848951/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs