Questions tagged [cpu]
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the part of a computer that performs tasks instructed by the computer programs. Its role is somewhat analogous to that of the human brain; it performs simple mathematical, logical, and in/out operation of the machine.
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Macbook air 2017 is responding very slowly
I have a Macbook Air 2017 and it became very slow after I installed Monterey in August 2022.
I reinstalled macOS twice and also formatted the disk completely. There is no overheating issue at all, but ...
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2020 M1 Macbook Air having random CPU spikes when using browser
I've noticed that every few minutes my CPU spikes to a 100% (sometimes even higher) whenever I'm using my browser. This happens randomly, but it usually happens when I'm trying to click on something ...
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Networked Activity Monitor for CPU monitoring?
I would like to track computer A's CPU (and maybe memory etc) usage on computer B in a GUI similar to that of Activity Monitor. Is that possible? Preferably a free solution. I have looked at SNMP but ...
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Can the mid 2012 Macbooks have their CPU upgraded?
I have an old MacBook Pro that I found laying about my house and it is specifically a MacBookPro9,2. I am aware that I can upgrade the RAM to 16GB DDR3 and that I can convert the hard drive to SSD; ...
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What is "Open and Save Panel service"?
I put my computer to sleep and everything was normal, but when I woke it up again, the CPU and fans started to run at 100 %. This is what I saw in Activity Monitor:
What is this and why does it use ...
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Mac M Series Host Only Network with VirtualBox
Has anyone been able to find a workaround to run a Host Only Network on Mac M Chips?
I am trying to run a OVA file on VirtualBox using a Host Only Network so I can set up a server for this class that ...
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kernel_task slowing down on Intel-based MacBook Pro
I have a 2020 MacBook Pro 16", the last of the Intel based Macs. Just in the last couple of weeks it has been slowing down due the kernel_task process going up to 1000% CPU usage.
I have done a ...
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Technical details of M3
Is there any documentation available about technical differences between M1, M2 and M3? The only thing that I found is number of cores etc that apple tells us, 4.05 GHz maximum according to toms ...
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What does the 'ps -o cputime' show in the TIME column?
The macOS ps gives the TIME like this:
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
0 50769 80598 0 9:09pm ttys000 0:00.00 egrep 96222|PID
666 96222 95653 0 10:09pm ttys006 0:00....
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Virtualbox on Intel Mac Mini does not detect VT-x
I am running VirtualBox VM 7.0.12 r159484 darwin.amd64 (Oct 12 2023 20:27:35) on Intel Mac Mini:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini8,1
Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: ...
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Can the Processor in the Apple Watch Ultra Beat an Old Pentium 4 CPU in Terms of Raw Performance?
I was staring at my watch and remembered an old Pentium 4 PC I had as a kid. This got me thinking, does my watch have more compute power than that PC did? I'm leaning towards a hard yes, but it's ...
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High opendirectoryd CPU usage caused by Qustodio- Any Fix?
I have an 14" M1 Max that gets very poor battery life, which I suspect is mainly due to the installed internet filter, Qustodio, causing high CPU usage from opendirectoryd. As per activity ...
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contactsd using over 50% CPU on my MacBook Air
I wanted to get some information with regards to the contactsd process on my MacBook Air. I often find it using over 50% of my CPU and I would like to know about it and how to disable its excessive ...
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High CPU usage when connecting to external display
My MacBook Pro 13 inch, M1, 2020 becomes very slow when connected to an external display. Just updated to the newest MacOS Sonoma 14.0. Doesn't help.
All the programs' CPU usage seems to go up. The ...
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Is there a way to check the processor of a MacBook without setting it up?
I am trying to check the processor number of a MacBook Pro without setting it up.
Upon looking up the serial number on Apple's website, it says that it's a "MacBook Pro (16 inch, 2021)." ...
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