Open Activity Monitor. If kernel_task is the top of the CPU % list and hogging its cores, what should you do? Can Energy Modes help?
temperature
Why you shouldn’t try killing kernel_task, but take action to help cool your Mac and reduce the heat it’s producing.
Signs of thermal strain in a Mac, including what kernel_task is doing, how to encourage heat dissipation and reduce it production.
With the heat of summer drawing near, it’s time to consider keeping our Macs and their peripherals cool. Covers thermal paste, heat sinks, fans and more.
How do the SMC and CoreDuet manage the systems in your Mac, and should you fiddle with them?
How power efficiency is just as important to desktop Macs as it is to notebooks, and the story of the Mac mini in power from 2005-2023.
There’s a reliable and accurate index for the heat which can’t be measured by iPhones or Macs, and isn’t understood by many anyway.
Summer is allegedly coming: the season when your Mac could see its harshest use. Does yours get too hot?
My iMac seems to be running a bit hot. How can I check its temperature?
I am worried that our Macs may be getting too hot. How can I monitor them?
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