25% of the production server's workload

[root@localhost ~]# uptime
 16:28:52 up 1 day,  3:14,  2 users,  load average: 12.03, 13.69, 13.99
[root@localhost ~]# vmstat 1 120
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 2  0    128 208920  25760 392816    0    0     6   396  152  122 56  9 36  0  0
 6  0    128 208944  25760 392996    0    0     0     0  390 2047 56  2 41  0  0
 2  0    128 208944  25760 393084    0    0     0     0  274 1234 53  1 45  0  0
 2  0    128 208944  25760 393240    0    0     0     0  352 1001 49  1 50  0  0
 5  0    128 208176  25760 393312    0    0     0     0  306 1766 59  8 33  0  0
17  0    128 208044  25768 393456    0    0     0   308  391 2061 65  5 30  0  0
 2  0    128 208044  25768 393552    0    0     0     0  337 2338 47  1 52  0  0
 3  0    128 208052  25768 393688    0    0     0     0  326 2424 47  1 52  0  0
12  0    128 208416  25768 392844    0    0     0     0  471 3040 44  3 53  0  0
 2  0    128 208456  25768 392836    0    0     0     0  407 2897 45  2 53  0  0
53  0    128 208456  25780 392900    0    0     0   212  269 1825 49  3 48  0  0
 2  0    128 208448  25780 393064    0    0     0     0  393 2576 50  2 47  0  0
 2  0    128 208448  25780 393204    0    0     0     0  349 1700 49  2 49  0  0
34  0    128 208300  25780 393248    0    0     0     0  561 2696 56  5 39  0  0
 6  0    128 208292  25780 393412    0    0     0     0  351 3729 68  4 28  0  0
 4  0    128 208300  25788 393488    0    0     0   260  362 3935 66  5 29  0  0
 4  0    128 208300  25788 393580    0    0     0     0  257 2497 56  7 37  0  0
 7  0    128 208292  25788 393732    0    0     0     0  284 1024 49  2 49  0  0
 5  0    128 208168  25788 393768    0    0     0   132  513 4148 58  7 35  0  0
 5  0    128 208176  25788 393872    0    0     0     0  291  860 49  4 47  0  0
 3  0    128 208208  25796 394044    0    0     0   220  385 3762 55  4 40  0  0
 3  0    128 208076  25796 394088    0    0     0     0  396 3442 58  3 39  0  0
 2  0    128 208052  25796 394232    0    0     0     0  353 4836 56  3 42  0  0
 2  0    128 208052  25796 394372    0    0     0     0  612 3336 48  4 48  0  0
 2  0    128 208044  25796 394432    0    0     0     0  303  658 49  4 47  0  0
 3  0    128 208044  25804 394520    0    0     0   184  232  340 50  0 49  0  0
 5  0    128 207804  25804 394612    0    0     0     0  435 10671 53 12 34  0  0
 5  0    128 207804  25804 394688    0    0     0     0  360 5838 50  6 44  0  0
 5  0    128 207176  25804 394880    0    0     0    76  393 8218 57  6 37  0  0
 2  0    128 207052  25804 394992    0    0     0     0  357 8707 58  6 37  0  0
 4  0    128 207052  25812 395108    0    0     0   248  338 6157 51  7 42  0  0
 9  0    128 206928  25812 395228    0    0     0     0  336 8421 61  5 34  0  0
 5  0    128 206928  25812 395308    0    0     0     0  353 8529 63  8 29  0  0
 5  0    128 206812  25812 395504    0    0     0     0  346 9176 63  6 31  0  0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 2  0    128 206184  25812 395504    0    0     0     0  334 2419 50  5 45  0  0
 2  0    128 205936  25824 395720    0    0     4   292  269 1091 48  4 47  2  0
 2  0    128 205968  25824 395728    0    0     0     0  197  418 50  2 49  0  0
 2  0    128 205936  25824 395792    0    0     0    12  311  689 50  1 49  0  0
13  0    128 205944  25824 395800    0    0     0     0  268  927 46  4 50  0  0
 2  0    128 205944  25824 395872    0    0     0     0  174  212 49  1 50  0  0
 2  0    128 205688  25824 395900    0    0     0     0  408 2449 49  5 46  0  0
 5  0    128 205656  25832 396136    0    0     0   188  547 4286 48  5 47  0  0
 2  0    128 205540  25832 396144    0    0     0     0  558 6238 53  5 42  0  0
 2  0    128 205540  25832 396332    0    0     0     0  357 1050 50  3 47  0  0
 2  0    128 205532  25832 396388    0    0     0     0  326 1197 46  2 52  0  0
 4  0    128 205532  25832 396460    0    0     0     0  140  156 52  1 47  0  0
 2  0    128 205532  25840 396500    0    0     0   192  175  237 48  2 50  0  0
 8  0    128 205480  25840 396560    0    0     0     0  602 2434 65 13 21  0  0
 2  0    128 205356  25840 396716    0    0     0     0  239 1263 49  9 42  0  0
 3  0    128 205316  25840 396892    0    0     0     0  483 4338 41  7 53  0  0
 9  0    128 205324  25840 396988    0    0     0     0  414 8470 58  7 35  0  0
 2  0    128 205324  25848 397112    0    0     0   272  218 2674 53  3 44  0  0
 2  0    128 205076  25848 397136    0    0     0   116  430 2459 49  5 46  0  0
 7  0    128 205068  25848 397276    0    0     0     0  329 1778 48  4 48  0  0
65  0    128 205076  25848 397384    0    0     0     0  322 7085 63  7 30  0  0
20  0    128 204984  25848 397484    0    0     0     0  374 3816 72  7 21  0  0
32  0    128 204340  25848 397624    0    0     0     0  813 4212 66  8 26  0  0
 2  0    128 204308  25856 397720    0    0     0   272  319 1691 77 10 14  0  0
11  0    128 204208  25856 397912    0    0     0     0  318 1881 48  6 46  0  0
 2  0    128 204084  25856 397932    0    0     0     0  324 1750 56  5 38  0  0
17  0    128 203952  25856 398172    0    0     0     0  354 1758 50  5 45  0  0
57  0    128 203960  25856 398208    0    0     0   108  394 3711 62  3 35  0  0
 2  0    128 203836  25864 398340    0    0     0   152  261 1556 54  3 43  0  0
23  0    128 202084  25872 398336    0    0     0   184  288  963 49 12 40  0  0
 2  0    128 201356  25872 398480    0    0     0     0  167  448 51  1 48  0  0
 2  0    128 201316  25872 398492    0    0     0     0  324  676 53  2 45  0  0
17  0    128 202960  25872 398528    0    0     0     0  397 1432 56  4 40  0  0
 2  0    128 202968  25872 398588    0    0     0     0  322 1469 53  3 44  0  0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 2  0    128 202968  25880 398772    0    0     0   320  279  540 53  2 45  0  0
 2  0    128 202960  25880 398848    0    0     0     0  255  560 54  1 45  0  0
25  0    128 202960  25880 398880    0    0     0     0  419 2122 59  3 39  0  0
43  0    128 202868  25880 399048    0    0     0    36  263  811 47  4 49  0  0
 5  0    128 202348  25880 399152    0    0     0     0  432 3346 65  3 32  0  0
65  0    128 202348  25880 399180    0    0     0     0  293 2555 73  4 23  0  0
33  0    128 202200  25888 399356    0    0     0   212  473 2676 79  6 15  0  0
 2  0    128 201936  25888 399512    0    0     0     0  462 1526 50  3 48  0  0
35  0    128 201944  25888 399520    0    0     0     0  321 1041 50  4 46  0  0
 6  0    128 201944  25888 399660    0    0     0     0  276  583 52  2 47  0  0
 2  0    128 201812  25888 399708    0    0     0     0  360 1571 53  3 44  0  0
10  0    128 201844  25896 399748    0    0     0   224  181  458 52  2 45  0  0
10  0    128 201852  25896 399752    0    0     0     0  376 2218 63  7 30  0  0
 4  0    128 201852  25896 399976    0    0     0     0  463 1888 54  4 43  0  0
65  0    128 201720  25896 400020    0    0     0     0  291 2756 75  4 22  0  0
10  0    128 201728  25896 400272    0    0     0     0  431 3752 64  4 32  0  0
17  0    128 202712  25908 399412    0    0     0   216  374 3979 60  3 37  0  0
 4  0    128 202464  25908 399572    0    0     0     0  329 1385 52  5 43  0  0
 2  0    128 201852  25908 399600    0    0     0     0  334 3320 61  2 37  0  0
 2  0    128 201852  25908 399680    0    0     0     0  131  377 49  1 50  0  0
 2  0    128 201852  25912 399684    0    0     0     0  478 1353 49  4 46  0  0
 7  0    128 201728  25920 399800    0    0     0   184  149  189 46  3 51  0  0
24  0    128 201720  25920 399868    0    0     0     0  482 3529 53  3 44  0  0
 3  0    128 201628  25920 400072    0    0     0   196  322  870 42  9 49  0  0
 4  0    128 201240  25920 400100    0    0     0     0  272  739 39 21 39  0  0
 2  0    128 201016  25920 400168    0    0     0     0  135  150 52 13 36  0  0
22  0    128 200976  25928 400256    0    0     0   296  542 3113 55  4 42  0  0
30  0    128 200860  25928 400484    0    0     0     0  344 3400 54  6 39  0  0
 2  0    128 200860  25928 400532    0    0     0    52  279 2344 52  4 44  0  0
 2  0    128 200860  25928 400648    0    0     0     0  264  785 49  1 50  0  0
 6  0    128 200852  25928 400688    0    0     0     0  197  231 47  2 51  0  0
 3  0    128 200884  25928 400936    0    0     0     0  464 3413 53  4 42  0  0
32  0    128 200768  25936 400956    0    0     0   224  432 6104 54  6 40  0  0
 2  0    128 200768  25936 401092    0    0     0     0  396 2652 50  5 45  0  0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 3  0    128 200148  25936 401120    0    0     0     0  195  791 50  0 49  0  0
 2  0    128 199984  25936 401148    0    0     0     0  278  942 49  3 47  0  0
23  0    128 199984  25936 401232    0    0     0     0  362  963 49  6 45  0  0
 2  0    128 199868  25944 401388    0    0     0   220  427 3592 67  8 25  0  0
 2  0    128 199868  25944 401556    0    0     0     0  375 1415 49  5 46  0  0
31  0    128 199860  25944 401596    0    0     0     0  264  540 46  2 52  0  0
34  0    128 199736  25944 401740    0    0     0     0  426 7499 56  4 40  0  0
24  0    128 199744  25944 401860    0    0     0     0  401 6823 53  7 40  0  0
 2  0    128 199744  25952 402000    0    0     0   220  603 2812 50  8 42  0  0
16  0    128 199736  25952 402156    0    0     0     0  382 5901 48  9 44  0  0
 2  0    128 199744  25952 402236    0    0     0     0  448 3403 53  4 43  0  0
 6  0    128 199744  25952 402292    0    0     0     0  400  643 49  2 49  0  0
 2  0    128 198484  25952 402432    0    0     0     0  681 2452 55  6 39  1  0
 4  0    128 198644  25960 402468    0    0     0   236  464 2458 53  4 43  0  0
 3  0    128 198768  25960 402496    0    0     0     0  249  303 53  1 46  0  0
 3  0    128 198776  25960 402620    0    0     0     0  145  631 49  2 49  0  0
 2  0    128 198512  25960 402632    0    0     0     0  362 1941 63  9 27  1  0
18  0    128 198520  25960 402748    0    0     0     0  254  540 52  2 46  0  0