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-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in 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 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp