Energy Efficient EthernetYour network adapter may be saving power too aggressivelyAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOClose Afam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAn Ethernet adapter comes with several properties enabled by default. Rather than imposing a hard performance cap, Efficiency mode reduces a background process's scheduling priority, which can slow CPU-bound tasks. This option is found in the Settings app's Power Mode section and could be the reason some tasks, like exporting a video, take longer to complete. Power Mode gives three options: Balanced, Best Performance, and Best Power Efficiency. As long as my computer is plugged in, I set the Power Mode to Best Performance to avoid system-level throttling.