diff --git a/interface/src/app/status/SystemLog.tsx b/interface/src/app/status/SystemLog.tsx
index fae5da6d5..43c6580e2 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/status/SystemLog.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/status/SystemLog.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  memo,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useRef,
+  useState
+} from 'react';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 
 import DownloadIcon from '@mui/icons-material/GetApp';
@@ -68,34 +75,37 @@ const levelLabel = (level: LogLevel) => {
   }
 };
 
+const paddedLevelLabel = (level: LogLevel, compact: boolean) => {
+  const label = levelLabel(level);
+  return compact ? ' ' + label[0] : label.padStart(8, '\xa0');
+};
+
+const paddedNameLabel = (name: string, compact: boolean) => {
+  const label = '[' + name + ']';
+  return compact ? label : label.padEnd(12, '\xa0');
+};
+
+const paddedIDLabel = (id: number, compact: boolean) => {
+  const label = id + ':';
+  return compact ? label : label.padEnd(7, '\xa0');
+};
+
 // Memoized log entry component to prevent unnecessary re-renders
 const LogEntryItem = memo(
   ({ entry, compact }: { entry: LogEntry; compact: boolean }) => {
-    const paddedLevelLabel = (level: LogLevel) => {
-      const label = levelLabel(level);
-      return compact ? ' ' + label[0] : label.padStart(8, '\xa0');
-    };
-
-    const paddedNameLabel = (name: string) => {
-      const label = '[' + name + ']';
-      return compact ? label : label.padEnd(12, '\xa0');
-    };
-
-    const paddedIDLabel = (id: number) => {
-      const label = id + ':';
-      return compact ? label : label.padEnd(7, '\xa0');
-    };
-
     return (
       <div style={{ font: '14px monospace', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
         <span>{entry.t}</span>
-        <span>{paddedLevelLabel(entry.l)}&nbsp;</span>
-        <span>{paddedIDLabel(entry.i)} </span>
-        <span>{paddedNameLabel(entry.n)} </span>
+        <span>{paddedLevelLabel(entry.l, compact)}&nbsp;</span>
+        <span>{paddedIDLabel(entry.i, compact)} </span>
+        <span>{paddedNameLabel(entry.n, compact)} </span>
         <LogEntryLine details={{ level: entry.l }}>{entry.m}</LogEntryLine>
       </div>
     );
-  }
+  },
+  (prevProps, nextProps) =>
+    prevProps.entry.i === nextProps.entry.i &&
+    prevProps.compact === nextProps.compact
 );
 
 const SystemLog = () => {
@@ -129,7 +139,7 @@ const SystemLog = () => {
   const [readOpen, setReadOpen] = useState(false);
   const [logEntries, setLogEntries] = useState<LogEntry[]>([]);
   const [autoscroll, setAutoscroll] = useState(true);
-  const [lastId, setLastId] = useState<number>(-1);
+  const [boxPosition, setBoxPosition] = useState({ top: 0, left: 0 });
 
   const ALPHA_NUMERIC_DASH_REGEX = /^[a-fA-F0-9 ]+$/;
 
@@ -140,24 +150,69 @@ const SystemLog = () => {
     updateDataValue as (value: unknown) => void
   );
 
+  // Calculate box position after layout
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const logWindow = document.getElementById('log-window');
+    if (!logWindow) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updatePosition = () => {
+      const windowElement = document.getElementById('log-window');
+      if (!windowElement) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const rect = windowElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      setBoxPosition({ top: rect.bottom, left: rect.left });
+    };
+
+    updatePosition();
+
+    // Debounce resize events with requestAnimationFrame
+    let rafId: number;
+    const handleResize = () => {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
+      rafId = requestAnimationFrame(updatePosition);
+    };
+
+    // Update position on window resize
+    window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
+    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(handleResize);
+    resizeObserver.observe(logWindow);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize);
+      resizeObserver.disconnect();
+      cancelAnimationFrame(rafId);
+    };
+  }, [data]); // Recalculate when data changes (in case layout shifts)
+
+  // Memoize message handler to avoid recreating on every render
+  const handleLogMessage = useCallback((message: { data: string }) => {
+    const rawData = message.data;
+    const logentry = JSON.parse(rawData) as LogEntry;
+    setLogEntries((log) => {
+      // Skip if this is a duplicate entry (check last entry id)
+      if (log.length > 0) {
+        const lastEntry = log[log.length - 1];
+        if (lastEntry && logentry.i <= lastEntry.i) {
+          return log;
+        }
+      }
+      const newLog = [...log, logentry];
+      // Limit log entries to prevent memory issues - only slice when necessary
+      if (newLog.length > MAX_LOG_ENTRIES) {
+        return newLog.slice(-MAX_LOG_ENTRIES);
+      }
+      return newLog;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   useSSE(fetchLogES, {
     immediate: true,
     interceptByGlobalResponded: false
   })
-    .onMessage((message: { data: string }) => {
-      const rawData = message.data;
-      const logentry = JSON.parse(rawData) as LogEntry;
-      if (lastId < logentry.i) {
-        setLogEntries((log) => {
-          const newLog = [...log, logentry];
-          // Limit log entries to prevent memory issues
-          return newLog.length > MAX_LOG_ENTRIES
-            ? newLog.slice(-MAX_LOG_ENTRIES)
-            : newLog;
-        });
-        setLastId(logentry.i);
-      }
-    })
+    .onMessage(handleLogMessage)
     .onError(() => {
       toast.error('No connection to Log service');
     });
@@ -182,14 +237,18 @@ const SystemLog = () => {
     await saveData();
   }, [saveData]);
 
-  // handle scrolling
+  // handle scrolling - optimized to only scroll when needed
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const logWindowRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (logEntries.length && autoscroll) {
-      ref.current?.scrollIntoView({
-        behavior: 'smooth',
-        block: 'end'
-      });
+      const container = logWindowRef.current;
+      if (container) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
+        });
+      }
     }
   }, [logEntries.length, autoscroll]);
 
@@ -206,15 +265,6 @@ const SystemLog = () => {
     }
   }, [readValue, readOpen, send]);
 
-  const boxPosition = () => {
-    const logWindow = document.getElementById('log-window');
-    if (!logWindow) {
-      return { top: 0, left: 0 };
-    }
-    const rect = logWindow.getBoundingClientRect();
-    return { top: rect.bottom, left: rect.left };
-  };
-
   const content = () => {
     if (!data) {
       return <FormLoader onRetry={loadData} errorMessage={errorMessage || ''} />;
@@ -352,14 +402,15 @@ const SystemLog = () => {
         </Grid>
 
         <Box
+          ref={logWindowRef}
           sx={{
             backgroundColor: 'black',
             overflowY: 'scroll',
             position: 'absolute',
             right: 18,
             bottom: 18,
-            left: boxPosition().left,
-            top: boxPosition().top,
+            left: boxPosition.left,
+            top: boxPosition.top,
             p: 1
           }}
         >