MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36 GB RAM Typing Lag

[thefreakingmind]

Macbook Pro M3 Little Stutter Typing

Hello, I Recently bought a MacBook Pro M3 36 GB RAM for long term purpose of Coding (Machine Learning) and Java Development.
I have noticed one thing when I am typing on Intellij it has a very little stutter/Lag 1/10 th Second.
It's a Brand new laptop so I am not sure why it's happening. I have a MacBook Air M2 from office and I am not feeling that.
Is it my paranoia for new device or is it something. Please help.

 

[wonderings]

Is it only lagging in the one app? If it is then I would say it is something with the app and not the computer itself.

 

[Kung]

It dang near has to be an app issue. I've got an M2 Pro MBP, and there's *NO* lag anywhere at all.

 

[thefreakingmind]

@Kung It happens in all apps. So what happen is when I start using it it's butter smooth then after 30 sec it lags. very minimal but for fast typist you can feel it. then again smooth. It also happens in terminal since i am a vim user.

 

[chown33]

I'd start by looking in Activity Monitor, the performance panes.

Activity Monitor User Guide

Learn how to use Activity Monitor on your Mac to view information about how apps are using the processor, disks, memory, network, and more.

support.apple.com

If nothing is obvious with CPU or GPU, look in other panes.

There's also the 'top' command in Terminal.

 

[AdamNC]

My wife had a M1 MBA and is capable of typing some insane rates close to 150 words a minute. Hers was doing the same thing when she first bought it. We called Apple and they had her do a fresh install of the OS on it. It fixed it. Never did again.

 

[Chuckeee]

Do you have an old wired keyboard that you can use to see if it’s a keyboard/bluetooth issue?

 

[thefreakingmind]

Is it only lagging in the one app? If it is then I would say it is something with the app and not the computer itself.

@wondrings It's lagging in all apps chrome, notion, terminal, intellij etc. It's smooth in starting. Then there is a minor delay then again smooth and this goes. So I am not sure what issue is it

 

[thefreakingmind]

My wife had a M1 MBA and is capable of typing some insane rates close to 150 words a minute. Hers was doing the same thing when she first bought it. We called Apple and they had her do a fresh install of the OS on it. It fixed it. Never did again.

I also contacted apple and did a clean install for Mac os x sonomo 14.1.1 but it still persist.

 

[thefreakingmind]

I'd start by looking in Activity Monitor, the performance panes.

Activity Monitor User Guide

Learn how to use Activity Monitor on your Mac to view information about how apps are using the processor, disks, memory, network, and more.

support.apple.com

If nothing is obvious with CPU or GPU, look in other panes.

There's also the 'top' command in Terminal.

I Have tried this. everything looks normal. There is nothing going beyond the limit.

 

[ksj1]

Not seeing this issue in Webstorm, which I think uses the same underlying engine, though mine is an M3 Max.

 

[fessura]

Same issue on M1 Pro. Maybe it is one of numerous apps that access accessibility such as for window managenent, keyboard macros or something. Haven't tried to troubleshoot. I had the same issue with the previous version of macOS but it was eventually fixed.

 

[thefreakingmind]

@fessura @chown33 Not Sure. I have clean installed Mac OS X. I ordered it after sometime it was launched. Not Sure if it is a manufacturing defect or something else. I am from India so no return or exchange window here. Can you tell me what are my options. I do bought the Apple care.

 

[chown33]

If you haven't yet done a Safe Boot, try that and see if it makes a difference in the usual apps.

Start up your Mac in safe mode

Starting up your Mac in safe mode may help you diagnose problems with your Mac.

support.apple.com

If the problem disappears, then it's almost certainly in some extension, or app, or launch agent, or other startup item you've installed. I think apps like EtreCheck will list what they see as startup items, so see if you can get a useful list from that.

EtreCheck

etrecheck.com

There may be similar apps, but I don't know their names, so someone else will have to suggest something.

If the problem remains, then maybe run Apple Diagnostics:

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support

Apple Diagnostics, formerly known as Apple Hardware Test, can check your Mac for hardware issues.

support.apple.com

As a last resort, take it in for AppleCare service.

 

[solouki]

If you haven't yet done a Safe Boot, try that and see if it makes a difference in the usual apps.

Start up your Mac in safe mode

Starting up your Mac in safe mode may help you diagnose problems with your Mac.

support.apple.com

If the problem disappears, then it's almost certainly in some extension, or app, or launch agent, or other startup item you've installed. I think apps like EtreCheck will list what they see as startup items, so see if you can get a useful list from that.

EtreCheck

etrecheck.com

There may be similar apps, but I don't know their names, so someone else will have to suggest something.

If the problem remains, then maybe run Apple Diagnostics:

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support

Apple Diagnostics, formerly known as Apple Hardware Test, can check your Mac for hardware issues.

support.apple.com

As a last resort, take it in for AppleCare service.

Personally, I've had success in the past on an older Intel MBP with Apple Hardware Test finding a problem, so chown33's suggestions are excellent. The terminal commands `top' and `htop' (Homebrew) may also be useful.

 

[fessura]

I think it’s a macOS bug. As said, I had issues with Ventura and it was eventually fixed but it came back with Sonoma. There are various threads here, on the Apple Discussion forums, and elsewhere. I’m not sure if any system setting or something else might trigger it more often. Perhaps post a reply in one of the threads and that’ll help get visibility. For Sonoma, maybe there are others but there’s this:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/keyboard-latency-in-sonoma.2405813/

One thread on Apple Discussions mentions setting low power mode to never. Forgot if I have that set.