Mac slow down while watching livestream

I'm using a late 2015 iMac 8g ram.

I found that the CPU usage spike to 100% occasionally. I've tried to replicate the problem and it only happened while I watch livestreams on YouTube and twitch. Everything slow down until CPU usage returns to normal, it usually takes 10 - 20 sec.

But there is no problem while I watch YouTube video (1080, 4K etc) or using other streaming service e.g. Netflix, HBO max.

I tried to clean install Big Sur and the problem has been persisted.


I tried to use EtreCheck and here is the report.


iMac 27″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 5:39 AM

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Oct 6, 2021 8:13 AM in response to imfean

Hello there imfean,



Thanks for posting here on the Apple Support Communities! This is a place where other Apple users can submit questions or respond to others to help lend a hand. Let's take a closer look as we do our best to provide some additional insight.


We understand you're seeing some performance issues while performing certain tasks on your Mac. To get started, it looks like this is happening while mostly using Google Chrome.


We'd recommend first testing with Safari instead of Chrome to get a baseline on performance. If the issue just happens with Chrome, then you'd need to contact Chrome support or consider uninstalling and reinstalling the application.


If the same thing happens while using Safari, be sure to complete all of these steps to help maximize the performance of Safari: If Safari on Mac doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected


Otherwise, also be sure to disable background apps you have running while they aren't in use like WhatsApp, Clean My Mac, One Drive, et cetera. From the report, we want to make sure the background processes aren't also leading to the issues.



We hope this helps get you pointed in the right direction.


Take care.

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