I suspect disk IO is the main issue here. I have not yet investigated that aspect of gnome-shell...
** Summary changed: - Gnome-menu freezes if I open it while Firefox launches + Gnome Shell pauses and stutters when under heavy load ** Tags added: performance ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- 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/1831369 Title: Gnome Shell pauses and stutters when under heavy load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1831369/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs