title: AWS RDS Running MySQL 5.7 running on high CPU utilization with very few processes running
body: <p>There is unusual CPU activity on an AWS RDS instance running MySQL 5.7
  Server Config:
  Instance class: db.m4.2xlarge
  vCPU: 8
  RAM: 32 GB</p>
  <p>Despite this, the CPU utilization remains on average between 25-50%. with occasional periods of 100% utilizations, with no more than 10 active connections at a time. Any troubleshooting methods are greatly appreciated.</p>