New posts

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1653211" data-attributes="member: 175845">What OS X version are you running, as if that really matters??   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Kernel_task is the main process of Mac OS X so it's pretty critical, but my iMac running 10.9.5 is running well under 2% and often under 1%.I'd try a Google search with your specs added, like:<a href="https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+kernal_task+is+taking+excessive+%25+CPU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=ALkuVcvxLZCrmALRlIHgDg" target="_blank">https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+kernal_task+is+taking+excessive+%+CPU&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=ALkuVcvxLZCrmALRlIHgDg</a>And you get some good advice hits like this:<a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1706948" target="_blank">How to solve kernel_task high CPU usage? - MacRumors Forums</a>I'd suggest you have some stuff making the kernal_task work so much. All you have to do is figure out what and why.   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  The google search will help answer those I'm sure.   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

Verification