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Aug 26, 2011
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i suspect there might be something hogging the resources of my mac as sometimes i noticed some lag. what programs can I use to benchmark my mac and make sure it's up to standard?

thanks
 

stridemat

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Apr 2, 2008
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Before you use some benchmarking software open Activity monitor, sort by All Processor and then by CPU.

Anything using a lot?

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After that take a look at the memory tab on Activity monitor and post a screenshot.
 
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