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Re:macOS Monterey by aluminum96 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:45AM (#28997508)
> Far less Kernel_Task CPU usage

This typically means the machine is thermally throttled, not that the kernel is actually using the CPU.

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Re:macOS Monterey by baxuz on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:56AM (#28997998)
Doesn't have to be. Doing canvas work in a web worker in Chrome caused the kernel_task to skyrocket. It's fine in the main thread:

https://video-canvas-worker-4k.netlify.app/

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Re:macOS Monterey by saagarjha on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:48AM (#28997943)
Contrary to popular belief, kernel_task actually has things it needs to do, and sometimes those use CPU time. It's not "typically" thermal throttling.
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