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cpu usage

  1. C

    Can you guys help fix my mail app? (CPU Usage)

    So I have had this problem with several versions of MacOS, so I think it's my mail account that is causing some issues, but I use a normal gmail account, so that should mean a lot of people should have this problem. Problem: Whenever mail app stays on for too long (I think it happens more...
  2. S

    FPS drop and WindowServer + Kernel_task High CPU

    So this started to happen since I installed High Sierra and I can't figure it out what might be causing it. I'm hoping someone here can guide me where to look for. I'm getting huge FPS drops on moving windows around, applications behave like crap, wired mouse starts to lag. This is a recording...
  3. rubendepedro

    ionodecache CPU >100% and fans boosting

    Hi I upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra yesterday, and now I have a process called 'ionodecache' consuming more than 100% CPU usage since then. I thought it was indexing/caching something, but after 24h it continue very high on CPU usage and the fans are boosting non-stop all the time. Googling...
  4. Art3mis

    Firefox High CPU usage and lag

    I'm having a really strange issue with my Macbook Pro Retina right now. For some reason, when using Firefox my CPU percentage is sky rocketing over 100% and the fans are running like crazy. It only happens on certain sites so I'm not sure if it's some kind of problem with some scripts or whether...
  5. Bonneswe

    Applications take up 300% of the CPU

    Hi, I have 13" MBP (2011) MacBookPro8,1 that runs OSx 10.10.5 Yosemite. I have 16GB Ram and at least 200GB free hard drive space. Since a fair couple of months now, the CPU tend to spike to over 200-300% when using for example Lightroom or even Firefox. It is like it's not multitasking/swapping...
  6. M

    CPU usage higher then expected

    Hello there! I am pretty new to this environment and decided to put my small question down here. The question i have being: Is it normal for this macbook pro to have so much CPU used while watching a twitch stream? I have attacheda screenshot with probably the needed information. If so do any...