Intel Mac Temperature Database

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This site will help collect and show the temperatures of Apple Macintosh computers using the new processors by Intel. All new computers that haven't faced the trail of time will have problems and issues that can make users mad and furious. As with the new MacBook Pro machines where were, and still are, problems with heat dissipation. After scouting forums and help sites for information about what temperatures I can expect on a new MacBook, but that turned out to be harder and more scattered than I first imagined. That's the main motive behind this site and it didn't take too long to setup as I had the base code handy from another site. -

Total entries: 656 Most popular machine:
MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White Popular CPU freq: 2.00 GHz
Popular memory size: 2.0 GB Popular HDD size: 80 GB
Mac OS X version: 10.4 Avg. ambient temp: 24.3
Avg. HDD temp: 41.2 Whine audiable: 129
Whine not audiable: 313 Moo audiable: 73
Moo not audiable: 328

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Added Base model CPU Freq. Memory HDD / RPM Serial OS X Ambient Idle / (Fix) Load / (Fix) HDD / (Fix) Whine / Moo Posted by Comment # R

1. 2006-05-22 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 YM613 10.4 30 °C 50 °C 78 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk tropiks None 0 [x]

2. 2006-05-24 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 100 / 7200 N/A 10.4.6 21 °C 57 °C 78 °C 36 °C No / Yes BartVB SMC upda... 0 [x]

3. 2006-05-25 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 120 / 5400 4H620 10.4 16 °C 65 °C 90 °C 0 °C No / No sockonafis... None 2 [x]

4. 2006-05-31 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 4H621 10.4 26 °C 68 °C 82 °C 35 °C No / Yes sgervais71... None 0 [x]

5. 2006-06-03 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 4H62 10.4.6 0 °C 46 °C 83 °C 0 °C No / Yes Sen None 0 [x]

6. 2006-06-13 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4.6 23 °C 65 °C 81 °C 0 °C Yes / No KamiG None 0 [x]

7. 2006-06-14 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 N/A 10.4.6 22 °C 44 °C 82 °C 0 °C No / No quark None 0 [x]

8. 2006-06-15 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8608 10.4.6 25 °C 55 °C 79 °C 0 °C No / No iamback None 0 [x]

9. 2006-06-19 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 60 / 5400 4H624 10.4.6 22 °C 51 °C 82 °C 0 °C No / Yes vivid None 0 [x]

10. 2006-06-22 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8613 10.4.6 20 °C 30 °C 37 °C 45 °C Yes / No Dmitry Kir... None 0 [x]

11. 2006-06-26 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 YM608 10.4.6 25 °C 56 °C 82 °C 0 °C No / No Remi None 0 [x]

12. 2006-07-12 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 100 / 5400 W8611 10.4.7 20 °C 63 °C 83 °C 40 °C No / No Eric Micke... None 0 [x]

13. 2006-07-14 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 120 / 5400 W8611 10.4.6 19 °C 70 °C 100 °C 54 °C Yes / Yes Jabberwock... This is ... 0 [x]

14. 2006-07-14 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 120 / 5400 W8611 10.4.6 19 °C 70 °C 100 °C 54 °C Yes / Yes Jabberwock... None 0 [x]

15. 2006-08-07 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8622 10.4.7 20 °C 41 °C 77 °C 34 °C No / No Nick Seems ho... 0 [x]

16. 2006-08-11 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 60 / 5400 4H622 10.4.7 23 °C 65 °C 73 °C 0 °C No / No almonde None 0 [x]

17. 2006-09-11 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 4H22 10.4.7 28 °C 47 °C 90 °C 0 °C Yes / No Recalled sent mac... 0 [x]

18. 2007-02-14 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 1024.0 MB 120 / 5400 4H645 10.4.8 17 °C 52 °C 87 °C 31 °C No / No iceblox CPU seem... 0 [x]

19. 2007-06-28 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8610 10.4 23 °C 58 °C 97 °C 43 °C Yes / No Josh Walke... I've spo... 0 [x]

20. 2007-12-26 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1024.0 MB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.5.1 23 °C 40 °C 61 °C 32 °C Yes / No he None 0 [x]

21. 2008-08-06 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 1024.0 MB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.4 0 °C 40 °C 62 °C 50 °C Unk / Unk xarlos None 0 [x]

22. 2008-08-19 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 1024.0 MB 250 / 7200 VM830 10.5.4 25 °C 38 °C 44 °C 42 °C Unk / Unk jackcomrie... None 0 [x]

23. 2008-10-15 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 1024.0 MB 100 / 5400 N/A 10.5.5 0 °C 65 °C 84 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk wilp I broke ... 0 [x]

Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included): 22 °C 54 / 0 °C 79 / 0 °C 41 / 0 °C

Page 1 of 1 Ambient Idle / w/fix Load / w/fix HDD / w/fix Entries returned: 23

Click on the particular model, cpu frequency, memory, or hdd size to filter out all drives that has the same data.
Sort the columns by clicking on the labels on the top grey bar, a second click descends the list.
Use the search bar to make specific searches, i.e. show all computers running at 2 GHz with 1 GB memory and 100 GB hard disk drive..

Submit Temperature Entry

IMPORTANT: Before you fill out this form and submit your information to the database, please follow some simple guidelines to make make sure the measurements are as accurate as possible. We'll have more valuable data if every entry is measured and recorded using similar practices. How to do this is described in the link below. If you need help filling out the fields, click the questionmark for some quick guidance.

How to correctly measure temperatures / Quick howto (for advanced users)

1. Profile details:

Your name/nick:	?
Your e-mail: (for edit)	? Show e-mail address publicly
Verification code:	? - Enter code:

2. Computer details:

Select base model:	? (this will auto fill some of the fields below)
Serial number:	? (only the 5 first chars needed)

If you have upgraded a system component, correct the value below:
CPU frequency:	? (only digits, i.e 1.83, 2.0, 2.16)
Memory:	? (only digits, i.e 512, 1, 2)
Hard drive brand:	?
Hard drive size:	? (only digits)
Hard drive rpm:	?
Mac OS X version:	? (only digits, i.e 10.4.6)
System firmware version:	?
SMC firmware version:	?

Whine issue: (MacBooks)	?
Moo issue: (MacBooks)	?

3. Temperatures:

I have read the policies:	? Yes
All temperatures measured in:	? °Celsius °Fahrenheit
Ambient / room temperature:	? (only digits)

Enter the values from an NORMAL unaltered machine. If you've already done thermal fixes, leave empty and skip to the next group. Note: This is the CPU core temperatures, not case temperatures.
Idle temperature:	? (only digits)
Load (100%) temperature:	? (only digits)
HDD temperature:	? (only digits)
Screenshot of load graph: (500KB / JPG / PNG allowed)	?

If you have FIXED the thermal cooling system yourself, enter the temperature values below. If not, leave empty.
Idle temperature after fix:	? (only digits)
Load temperature after fix:	? (only digits)
HDD temperature after fix:	? (only digits)
Screenshot of load graph:	?

4. Closing comments:

? Comments:
(problems or issues, applied fixes, versions, normal temp, fan action, etc)

* Fields marked with BOLD are required.

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