Tried on both 18.04 (gnome-shell version 3.28.3 and 3.28.1) and 18.10 (3.30.1). No extensions at all.
Got cpu usage changing from 20% to 90% just moving mouse around. 3.28.1 behaviour is slightly better: from 15% to 30-40% -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773959 Title: High CPU usage by gnome-shell when only running gnome-terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1773959/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs