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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. -

2016-05-15: The model database has been updated with the latest models up to may 2016, a few spam comments has been cleared and the site now runs exclusively on HTTPS/SSL! The site is going strong and new postings are coming in at a steady pace. If you can't find your model number in the list, please go to everymac.com and find the related sub-model.

Total entries: 840 Most popular machine:
MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White Popular CPU freq: 2.00 GHz
Popular memory size: 2.0 GB Popular drive size: 80 GB
Mac OS X version: 10.4 Avg. ambient temp: 24.6
Avg. drive temp: 40.5 Whine audiable: 138
Whine not audiable: 363 Moo audiable: 78
Moo not audiable: 382

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

51. 2006-07-17 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8621 10.4.7 26 °C 64 °C 76 °C 44 °C Yes / No shawyu None 0 [x]

52. 2006-06-04 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8621 10.4.6 27 °C 70 °C 95 °C 45 °C Yes / Yes sisco None 0 [x]

53. 2006-05-28 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8620 10.4 17 °C 25 (25) °C 54 (51) °C 50 (49) °C No / No evan Apple ha... 0 [x]

54. 2006-05-21 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8619 10.4.6 24 °C 65 °C 75 °C 43 °C No / Unk christian None 0 [x]

55. 2006-10-01 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 999.9 MB 120 / 5400 W8618 10.4.8 23 °C 52 °C 84 °C 38 °C Unk / Unk octelcogop... 1. Warpe... 0 [x]

56. 2006-05-19 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8618 10.4.6 22 °C 43 °C 79 °C 45 °C No / Unk Transeau Ignore t... 0 [x]

57. 2006-05-20 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8618 10.4.6 22 °C 42 °C 67 °C 43 °C No / Unk Transeau Update -... 0 [x]

58. 2006-05-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8616 10.4.6 23 °C 67 °C 78 °C 38 °C Yes / No Russbag Machine ... 0 [x]

59. 2006-08-30 iMac 20-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 250 / 7200 W8615 10.4.7 19 °C 39 °C 53 °C 44 °C No / No TheVoice None 0 [x]

60. 2006-05-24 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8614 10.4.6 20 °C 51 °C 77 °C 43 °C Unk / Unk stephenb None 0 [x]

61. 2006-05-22 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.5 GB 80 / 5400 W8614 10.4.6 18 °C 52 °C 76 °C 44 °C Yes / Unk Peter None 0 [x]

62. 2006-05-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 80 / 5400 W8614 10.4 20 °C 58 °C 73 °C 45 °C Yes / Unk Paul None 0 [x]

63. 2006-05-21 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.5 GB 80 / 5400 W8613 10.4 23 °C 58 °C 83 °C 45 °C Yes / Unk Anders None 0 [x]

64. 2006-06-25 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 999.9 MB 80 / 5400 W8613 10.4.6 24 °C 53 °C 53 °C 46 °C Yes / No smp Fan kick... 0 [x]

65. 2006-06-22 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 999.9 MB 80 / 5400 W8613 10.4.6 20 °C 30 °C 37 °C 45 °C Yes / No Dmitry Kir... None 0 [x]

66. 2006-10-23 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8613 10.4.7 20 °C 52 °C 84 °C 43 °C Yes / No jlamsa None 0 [x]

67. 2006-05-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8612 10.4.6 28 °C 67 °C 88 °C 44 °C Yes / Unk Peter Brad... None 0 [x]

68. 2006-07-14 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 999.9 MB 120 / 5400 W8611 10.4.6 19 °C 70 °C 100 °C 54 °C Yes / Yes Jabberwock... This is ... 0 [x]

69. 2006-07-14 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 999.9 MB 120 / 5400 W8611 10.4.6 19 °C 70 °C 100 °C 54 °C Yes / Yes Jabberwock... None 0 [x]

70. 2006-05-30 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8611 10.4 27 °C 63 °C 81 °C 43 °C No / No zaphodes The firs... 1 [x]

71. 2007-06-28 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 999.9 MB 80 / 5400 W8610 10.4 23 °C 58 °C 97 °C 43 °C Yes / No Josh Walke... I've spo... 0 [x]

72. 2006-05-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8610 10.4.6 22 °C 60 °C 74 °C 44 °C No / Unk ..::Rape::... None 0 [x]

73. 2006-05-30 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8609 10.4 21 °C 54 °C 92 °C 43 °C No / Yes keith Dunc... Asked ap... 0 [x]

74. 2006-06-13 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8609 10.4.6 23 °C 65 °C 84 °C 39 °C No / No FranServ None 0 [x]

75. 2006-05-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8609 10.4.6 20 °C 60 °C 83 °C 45 °C No / No Brian Brow... Love thi... 1 [x]

76. 2006-05-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8608 10.4.6 20 °C 50 °C 80 °C 45 °C Yes / Yes montegenti... None 0 [x]

77. 2006-08-06 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8608 10.4.7 26 °C 53 °C 78 °C 46 °C Yes / No Jack Had my M... 0 [x]

78. 2006-05-25 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8608 10.4.6 21 °C 63 °C 86 °C 41 °C Yes / Unk Patrick Ha... None 0 [x]

79. 2006-05-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8608 10.4.6 20 °C 55 °C 75 °C 45 °C No / No Lord TIGER... None 0 [x]

80. 2006-06-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8608 10.4 22 °C 54 °C 69 °C 44 °C Unk / Yes boostah i notice... 0 [x]

81. 2006-05-23 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8607 10.4.6 20 °C 50 °C 82 °C 45 °C Yes / Unk DaedalusX None 0 [x]

82. 2006-05-21 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8607 10.4.6 24 °C 53 °C 79 °C 43 °C No / Unk Andrew de ... None 0 [x]

83. 2006-05-29 iMac 17-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.5 GB 160 / 7200 W8604 10.4 27 °C 40 °C 67 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk Centrino6 None 0 [x]

84. 2006-05-26 iMac 17-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 1.0 GB 160 / 7200 W8604 10.4.6 20 °C 28 °C 35 °C 45 °C No / No paul None 0 [x]

85. 2006-05-20 iMac 20-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8604 10.4.6 21 °C 32 °C 53 °C 47 °C Unk / Unk John Harki... None 0 [x]

86. 2006-05-29 iMac 20-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 512.0 MB 250 / 7200 W8603 10.4.6 24 °C 33 °C 60 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk lagger None 0 [x]

87. 2011-02-03 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8041 10.6.6 23 °C 43 (42) °C 90 (65) °C 50 (35) °C No / No Sir Martin... Cooling ... 0 [x]

88. 2010-09-14 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8033 10.6.4 26 °C 57 °C 75 °C 38 °C No / No Phuqit ****SERI... 0 [x]

89. 2015-03-26 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8016 10.6.3 20 °C 57 °C 100 °C 128 °C No / No MacAllah I have i... 0 [x]

90. 2008-08-15 iMac 24-inch 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 VM827 10.5.4 24 °C 38 °C 46 °C 48 °C Unk / Unk Victor None 0 [x]

91. 2008-07-08 iMac 24-inch 2.8 GHz 3.06 GHz 4.0 GB 750 / 7200 VM826 10.5.4 18 °C 32 °C 64 °C 49 °C Unk / Unk andychris0... None 0 [x]

92. 2006-09-22 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 VM637 10.4.7 22 °C 51 °C 89 °C 47 °C Unk / Unk skyo MEROM T7... 0 [x]

93. 2006-08-18 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 512.0 MB 80 / 5400 VM618 10.4.7 24 °C 45 °C 74 °C 43 °C Unk / Unk 413x None 1 [x]

94. 2010-08-23 iMac 27-inch 3.06 GHz 3.06 GHz 4.0 GB 1000 / 7200 SW894 10.6.4 23 °C 44 °C 57 °C 58 °C Unk / Unk spkersten Northbri... 0 [x]

95. 2011-03-13 MacBook 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 QZ041 10.6 22 °C 48 °C 96 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk jb393 laptop c... 0 [x]

96. 2008-04-09 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 0 QP810 10.5.2 23 °C 36 °C 48 °C 46 °C Unk / Unk njblackbir... None 0 [x]

97. 2007-09-08 iMac 20-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 500 / 7200 QP712 10.4.10 24 °C 44 °C 61 °C 47 °C Unk / Unk Woochifer Prior to... 2 [x]

98. 2006-09-05 iMac 20-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 7200 QP619 10.4.7 23 °C 31 °C 51 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk Kyoowashug... None 0 [x]

99. 2020-03-31 iMac 27-inch Core i7 3.5 GHz 2.93 GHz 12.0 GB 1024 / 7200 QP034 10.13.6 30 °C 46 °C 52 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk RLI.br None 0 [x]

100. 2015-08-17 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 PNAGU 10.6.3 30 °C 40 °C 60 °C 70 °C Unk / Unk ross None 0 [x]

Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included): 25 °C 50 / 44 °C 75 / 70 °C 48 / 45 °C

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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

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:	? You find this under the "About this Mac" menu! (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)
Drive brand/model:	? (copy from System Report)
Drive size:	? (GB, only digits)
Hard drive RPM:	? (for SSD type -1)
Mac OS X version:	? (only digits, i.e 10.4.6)
Boot ROM version:	?
SMC firmware version:	?

Whine issue: (MacBook Pros)	?
Moo issue: (MacBooks, pre-2010)	?

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)
Drive 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)
Drive temperature after fix:	? (only digits)
Screenshot of load graph:	?

4. Closing comments or other issues:

? Comments:
(purchase date and place (Apple store, retail, etc.), problems or issues, applied fixes, normal operation, normal temp, fan action, etc.)

* Fields marked with BOLD are required.