# What are the values in Status \> Load?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 31, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465 "2017-05-31T19:42:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chalouder](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/chalouder/32/11209_2.png) [@Chalouder](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Chalouder)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465/1 "2017-05-31T19:42:18Z")

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Hi folks,  
Not sure where to put this question.  
I installed Pi-hole onto a Raspberry Pi Zero W and it's working GREAT! I'm just curious what the numbers mean in the Load below Status.  
Mine is currently showing `Load: 0.03 0.11 0.13` but I have no idea what that means.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![frankrpi3](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/frankrpi3/32/1142_2.png) [@frankrpi3](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/frankrpi3)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465/2 "2017-05-31T19:54:45Z")

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Hi,

you will find many informations when you log in in Pi-hole and click on help 😉

> Load: load averages for the last minute, 5 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. A load average of 1 reflects the full workload of a single processor on the system. We show a red icon if the current load exceeds the number of available processors on this machine (which is 4)

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**Author:** ![jacob.salmela](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/jacob.salmela/32/8_2.png) [@jacob.salmela](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/jacob.salmela)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465/3 "2017-06-01T04:02:52Z")

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> [@Chalouder](#):
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> Load: 0.03 0.11 0.13 but I have no idea what that means

This is just the output of the [`uptime`](https://www.computerhope.com/unix/uptime.htm) command.

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**Author:** ![Gartral](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/gartral/32/3515_2.png) [@Gartral](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Gartral)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/what-are-the-values-in-status-load/3465/4 "2018-04-20T18:11:12Z")

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"Load" is the unix/linux system load averages, by default they are from Left to right: 1 Minute, 5 Minutes and 15 Minutes. The "load" system in Linux takes into account many factors, but it's safe to say as a rule of thumb that as long as the major number (before the .) is below the number of threads/cores of your device, that you should see smooth sailing (so for a Pi 3B+ anything below 4.00 is good,) this is of course a guideline, not a solid fact, your device could be "loaded" to 15.00 and still be responsive if it's graphics system are being heavily used but the rest of the system is more-or-less idle