kernel_task question
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No its not something you need to worry about. kernel_task is what manages your system like, management of multitasking scheduling, virtual memory, system input and output, and various communication routines between processes.
You have 8GB RAM, so you are ok, and the more Apps you open, and things you have running in the Menubar, the more it will be.
Mine is 900+mb and 111 Threads.
You have 8GB RAM, so you are ok, and the more Apps you open, and things you have running in the Menubar, the more it will be.
Mine is 900+mb and 111 Threads.
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That's actually quite low for normal use, and mine is presently around 1,000± MB, 87 threads. It's quite often quite a bit higher, but I don't worry about it and I also have 20GB RAM in my 2011 iMac running 10.9.5.
And BTW: you should have some Apple Software Updates available as well as a 10.9.5 update you might want to check on and do.
And BTW: you should have some Apple Software Updates available as well as a 10.9.5 update you might want to check on and do.
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