CPU usage tracking is a new features in Silverilght 3. It enables you to report the overall computer CPU usage (Analytics.AverageProcessorLoad), as also CPU usage with respect to the current Silverlight Application (Analytics.AverageProcessLoad).
Terence Tsang pointed out that Text rendering in Silverlight requires a lot of CPU resources. He created a very nice 3D Spiral Text application to illustrate his findings. You can find out the comparison between Flash and Silverlight in his original post.
Terence Tsang created this Carousel application for you stress test the Silverlight performance of your computer. It also included a FPS counter to display the current frame per second index.
