There may be some combined issues across the configuration, that are the cause of a general slowdown;
doubt if the processors are getting slow due to age. Could you more precisely describe the MacBook Pro
model and build specification, so there may be some information to further research this product?
Also, even solid-state drives can wear out. And they do not work well if they are near full of content.
Depending on the model of computer, the solid-state drive may not be the best choice; since some
of them work with higher or slower system data bus transfer speeds.
And some SSDs use wear-leveling software to help control the effects of longer term use, to help keep
the solid state drive working efficiently. Some do not require TRIM, such as those from OWC that do
have extra capacity and built-in over-provisioning. Also what is the RAM total capacity installed?
There are reasons why the computer could be running slow, to include unnecessary software or utilities
that are not helpful and consume processor cycles; the Activity Monitor and Console logs can help tell
the what, when, and where, of some of the unknown lag. There may also be other unnecessary software
such as mackeeper, cleanmymac, and others; perhaps even adware, plus any antivirus, these slow Macs.
Some older Macs prefer to run OS X 10.8.5, a few tolerate 10.9.5; several ran well with 10.6.8, as it was
among the best OS X ever produced by Apple. Before that, 10.4.11 was a gem. Had you tried to test the
computer with an older OS X version, perhaps swap out the SSD with a fast RPM 7200 or 10,000 HDD?
Or consider a new SSD from OWC, as they offer Mercury drives of various data speed capacities and
storage size. My 2006 MacBook 1.83GHz is amazingly quick with 2GB RAM and a 160GB 7200 RPM HD.
So with more information about your computer and its combination of hardware specs and software, more
of an idea of what is going on, may result. You may have to perform some housekeeping, and remove from
the hard disk drive any older files and items you have installed; perhaps archive them to an external hard
disk drive, for storage, if you may need the content at a later date.
You could check through the Tech Guides (adware, malware, performance) at The Safe Mac site; also
note there is a link to an Adware Medic and information on that option, should want to check into it.
•The Safe Mac - Tech Guides:
http://www.thesafemac.com/tech-guides/
•EtreCheck/Etresoft: (see what it is, the report it generates, and what it means; results may be posted)
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck - info + download
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck_story - about etrecheck
There is a fair chance there may be some untoward software or unnecessary product running the CPU cycles
and keeping the computer busy; or there may be some other issue with the storage drive capacity overly full.
Among other items of guesswork. If I had the computer here, I could probably fix it; but I'm a thousand miles
from anywhere. And I don't do internet all that well.
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
