My Mac Pro is running over 100% CPU when running a music sequence program called Digital Performer.
It has never done this before, not until I purchased Native Instrument music library app.
The funny this is that when it is just idle CPU is around 75%.
My Mac Pro is late 2007..any thoughts. Is it time to get another computer (old)
Thank you😕
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Hi, it could be good, if it's doing it faster.
For instance a Quad Core MacPro could theoretically use up to 400% CPU, some Apps aren't threaded well & use only one core, some 2 CPUs but not cores.
Open Activity Monitor, Show:>All Processes, sort on CPU%, see if anything using too much CPU% when this happens.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
75% is too high.
Try leave your system as is, and do clean install of just what you need and updates only to another drive just to be sure you get the most and nothing dragging it down. Idle would normally be under 10% of course. Background processes do take their toll.
Mac Pro is running over 100%
