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Help with kernel_task!!!-uses 100% of CPU, not memory related

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Crawn2003

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Hello all,

I have a question. On my Mac Pro I've noticed a process called kernel_task taking up nearly 100% of CPU in Activity Monitor.

I've looked on a few other Macs and kernel_task is always less than 3%!

What's going on??

~Crawn
 
That's an underlying task, so it's difficult to troubleshoot because it can be affected by so many different things. Often it blows out in CPU usage if you have a dodgy network or external hardware connection. Disconnect form your network and see if that helps. Also disconnect any peripheral (one-by-one) to see if that helps.
 
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