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Select the Processes tab at the top. Click on the CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network headings along the top to sort them from high to low. You might have to click twice if it sorts the wrong way. Look for any individual components that are being used considerably more than others. If the usage is above 80-90%, this is likely your bottleneck slowing everything else down. Usually high usage is highlighted in red for easy identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65b30b18e225cc4a4ff378c9/7e34e980-542d-4b1d-be51-e59531f3f308/Activity+Monitor.jpg Tech Articles - How do I check if my computer hardware is a bottleneck? - MacOS Press Command + Space on your keyboard. Type “Activity Monitor” and press Enter. Click through the CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network tabs. Click on %CPU, Memory, Bytes Written/Read, and Sent Bytes/Rcvd Bytes headings respectively to sort them from high to low. Also reference the graphs at the bottom of each tab. Look for any individual components that are being used considerably more than others. If the usage is above 80-90%, this is likely your bottleneck slowing everything else down. https://www.4fronttechnology.au/tech-articles/what-do-computer-specs-mean monthly 0.5 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65b30b18e225cc4a4ff378c9/1782630952830-WJCHC9IWP4Z9UJK0OUVH/unsplash-image-WROdXvr9omQ.jpg Tech Articles - What do computer specs mean? - Shopping for a computer can be overwhelming when every model is advertised with technical jargon like Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and dedicated graphics. The good news is that you don't need to understand every specification. 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