Macbook Pro 16" Slowdown System When External Monitor Connecting

My Mac book Pro 16" slow down and Stuck when am working with an additional External Display. What is The problem and How Can i Solve that.. Thank you

My System Spec


MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) os Currently Running (macOS Big Sur 11.7.10)

Processor 2.6 GHz 6-core intel core i7

Memory 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4

Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4 GB



MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Feb 9, 2025 10:12 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2025 5:38 PM

16-in 2019 intel MacBook Pro heat and performance:

This computer was built with a ninth generation 14nm Intel processor. The only way to meet the target performance was to make it a six or eight core processor. This processor generates an enormous burst of heat when it does Turbo Boost, and there is only one cooling rail shared by both the CPU and GPU. So getting Either side too hot ramps up the fans.


This processor was supposed to be an eleventh-generation 7nm processor, but intel was three years late, and started to ship its tenth generation 10nm processors much later.


The drive in this computer is more than 100 times the typical speed of drives in computers a decade older. If you have installed software that wastes computer resources on a regular basis, such as third-party Virus Scanners, speeder-uppers, Cleaner-uppers/Removers, Optimizers, third-party file Sync-ers such as DropBox, BackBlaze, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive, or a VPN that you installed yourself, it will do busywork at previously-impossible speeds and causing seemingly-random panics, typically for access violations or page faults. — heating up at a ferocious rate.


This older junky software used to run as fast as it could, then would then have to suspend itself to wait for the disk drive to catch up before continuing to waste resources. With a really fast drive, that drive-speed restriction is gone. In many cases it still does not show up as using a lot of CPU, because it is doing a lot of intensive I/O, and not a lot of computing. That will still make your computer slow and heat up.


Apple DID redesign the cooling system for this specific Mac. New, high-efficiency fans are used. But for some uses, that is still not enough.


Some of the best practical advice is to install Turbo Boost Switcher and turn off CPU Turbo Boost. This reduces the huge sudden overheating brought on by Turbo Boost, that simply does not translate into real-world performance gains.


For external displays, changing away from HDMI to DisplayPort family (or to DisplayPort over ThunderBolt or USB-C) will reduce the Voltages and slightly reduce the heat generated. It is a good thing to do, but it may not be enough to solve this issue by itself.


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Feb 10, 2025 5:38 PM in response to ManzMac

16-in 2019 intel MacBook Pro heat and performance:

This computer was built with a ninth generation 14nm Intel processor. The only way to meet the target performance was to make it a six or eight core processor. This processor generates an enormous burst of heat when it does Turbo Boost, and there is only one cooling rail shared by both the CPU and GPU. So getting Either side too hot ramps up the fans.


This processor was supposed to be an eleventh-generation 7nm processor, but intel was three years late, and started to ship its tenth generation 10nm processors much later.


The drive in this computer is more than 100 times the typical speed of drives in computers a decade older. If you have installed software that wastes computer resources on a regular basis, such as third-party Virus Scanners, speeder-uppers, Cleaner-uppers/Removers, Optimizers, third-party file Sync-ers such as DropBox, BackBlaze, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive, or a VPN that you installed yourself, it will do busywork at previously-impossible speeds and causing seemingly-random panics, typically for access violations or page faults. — heating up at a ferocious rate.


This older junky software used to run as fast as it could, then would then have to suspend itself to wait for the disk drive to catch up before continuing to waste resources. With a really fast drive, that drive-speed restriction is gone. In many cases it still does not show up as using a lot of CPU, because it is doing a lot of intensive I/O, and not a lot of computing. That will still make your computer slow and heat up.


Apple DID redesign the cooling system for this specific Mac. New, high-efficiency fans are used. But for some uses, that is still not enough.


Some of the best practical advice is to install Turbo Boost Switcher and turn off CPU Turbo Boost. This reduces the huge sudden overheating brought on by Turbo Boost, that simply does not translate into real-world performance gains.


For external displays, changing away from HDMI to DisplayPort family (or to DisplayPort over ThunderBolt or USB-C) will reduce the Voltages and slightly reduce the heat generated. It is a good thing to do, but it may not be enough to solve this issue by itself.


Feb 9, 2025 2:54 PM in response to ManzMac

ManzMac wrote:

My Mac book Pro 16" slow down and Stuck when am working with an additional External Display. What is The problem and How Can i Solve that.. Thank you
My System Spec

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) os Currently Running (macOS Big Sur 11.7.10)
Processor 2.6 GHz 6-core intel core i7
Memory 16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4 GB



What external display exactly...?


Connected how ?


old issue, new issue, what changed?


Use an external display with your MacBook Pro - Apple Support


About the Apple Thunderbolt Pro Cables - Apple Support



Feb 10, 2025 3:32 PM in response to leroydouglas

Samsung 24-inch(60.46cm) FHD Monitor, IPS, 75 Hz, Bezel Less Design, AMD FreeSync, Flicker Free, HDMI, D-sub, (LF24T350FHWXXL, )


and Connected through C to HDMI Cable by Cable Creation


CableCreation USB C to HDMI Cable,Type C to HDMI Cable HDR 4K@60Hz,2K@144Hz,Usb Type C To Hdmi Adapter Thunderbolt 3 Compatible With Macbook Pro/Air,Galaxy S22 Ultra S22, Space Gray Aluminum, 3.3Feet



and Facing This Issue almost 2 years

my OS was Catalina and i updated To Bigsur

but nothing changed


but this problem now i am managing by setting 23 degree C temperature on my Air Conditioner in my working room. If am changing(increasing 24,25 or 26 etc) the temperature of AC , the system will show the problem again..


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