Screen Recording Lag - High GPU Usage on MacBook Pro 2017 (Intel)

kyy0x4 wrote:

I've tried it even when the storage is still empty, it still lags

As I mentioned, this may not be my place, but do have a duty to drill down further from your report

From that same report

Runtime: 8:14 Performance: Below Average

 Battery failure - Your battery is reporting that it needs to be serviced.

Battery: Health = Service Battery - Cycle count = 501

Batteries do fail even at 501 Full Battery Cycles

 disk0 - APPLE SSD AP0128J 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

This is the smallest of small SSD drives every offered for sale since I first joined the Apple Eco-System in 2005

S.M.A.R.T. Details: 21% used, 84.59 TB written, 87% health

You may consider having this 2017 ( 8 year old ) machine serviced 

Have the computer evaluated by the Professionals who have the Special Hardware Software and Expertise to diagnose the issue and offer possible solutions

Make an Appointment at the Apple Genius Bar or call 1 800 MyApple and have them evaluate the computer

Other location Call Centres 

 Contact Apple for support and service

It may help us figure out things with an etrecheck report…

https://etrecheck.com/en/index.html

How empty was it? How much free space on the drive?

As @BDAqua has suggested

These figures bare out the computer can Read from the Internal Drive but is struggling to Write to the Internal Drive

Write speed: 482 MB/s

Read speed: 1466 MB/s

Another point of concern

System Integrity Protection: Disabled

It is ok to disable SIP for specific one time needs

But running with SIP Disabled all the time is really not recommended

BDAqua wrote:

You need to free up much more free space on your internal drive, & run far fewer apps at a time.

Not my place 👍

Is OP implying, the Read and Writes Speeds were the same when the " storage is still empty " ?

In addition to all the good advice you have already had:

You not only have a very small drive, but have even partitioned it into three parts, so your system partition is below 90 GB, and with only some 12 GB free.

Shame on Apple for selling Macs with these puny drives for as long as it did, but you are not doing yourself any favor by cutting off 30 GB of that already tiny drive...

In addition, I see that you have the google updater software, which is known to conflict with the system videotoolbox.

You need to free up much more free space on your internal drive, & run far fewer apps at a time.

Your input is greatly appreciated!✌🏼

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