Macbook Pro very slow on Dual monitor setup?

I have my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), 2.3GHz, i7, 16GB DDR3 Ram with macOS Sierra version 10.12.6 connected to dual monitors LG. My laptop is connected to the charger, so I can close the lid and use just the 2 external monitors.


My issue comes gradually every time. First 20-30 min of usage seem normal, it works fine. After that the CPU goes crazy for some reason. The Activity Monitor shows "kernal_task" at over 500% CPU usage all the time. Which is not normal at all.


I don't know what's wrong or how to solve this issue. I never have this problem when I use my laptop when its not connected to external monitors. Ideas?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, null

Posted on Feb 13, 2018 6:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2018 4:52 AM

Okay, so, it turned out that I had this app called "Macs Fan control" installed which for some reason doesn't work properly with a dual setup monitor. When I exited it, it started working the way it should.

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