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<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??&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" 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&amp;rls=en&amp;q=mac+kernal_task+is+taking+excessive+%25+CPU&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;gfe_rd=cr&amp;ei=ALkuVcvxLZCrmALRlIHgDg" target="_blank">https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=mac+kernal_task+is+taking+excessive+%+CPU&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;gfe_rd=cr&amp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; The google search will help answer those I'm sure.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1653211, member: 175845"] What OS X version are you running, as if that really matters?? ;) 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: [url]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[/url] And you get some good advice hits like this: [url=http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1706948]How to solve kernel_task high CPU usage? - MacRumors Forums[/url] 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. ;) The google search will help answer those I'm sure. :D [/QUOTE]

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