CPU Usage in Xcode

Question

I'm fairly new to Xcode and I was wondering what the CPU bars represent when you run your iOS app in the simulator.

Do the CPU bars represent how much processing power the simulator is using on my Mac or does it represent how much it would use if it would run on the latest iOS device?

Answer 1

It is how much CPU it is using on the Mac. The simulator does not reflect in any way the performance of a device. You will need to debug on a device to get device performance data.

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