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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. 2010-01-23 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz Black 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8765 10.6.1 30 °C 53 °C 84 °C 42 °C Unk / Unk Abhishek C... I feel i... 0 [x]

52. 2009-10-05 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch C2D 2.4GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 200 / 5400 N/A 10.5.8 24 °C 65 (51) °C 84 (66) °C 45 (37) °C Unk / Unk Joked I have i... 0 [x]

53. 2009-09-07 MacBook Pro 17-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.6 24 °C 55 °C 80 °C 50 °C No / No dnk None 0 [x]

54. 2009-09-04 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.66 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8921 10.6 19 °C 36 °C 98 °C 28 °C Unk / Unk iispyderii... Running ... 0 [x]

55. 2009-06-21 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz Black 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 5400 N/A 10.5.7 22 °C 54 °C 80 °C 30 °C Unk / Unk dyskard None 0 [x]

56. 2009-05-18 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 80 / 5400 N/A 10.4 24 °C 17 °C 18 °C 7 °C Yes / Unk nycdan None 0 [x]

57. 2009-05-17 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 1.0 GB 320 / 0 N/A 10.4 25 °C 44 °C 60 °C 48 °C Unk / Unk Mcdub None 0 [x]

58. 2009-05-17 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 512.0 MB 60 / 5400 W8838 10.4 0 °C 44 °C 65 °C 88 °C Unk / Unk mhalldog None 0 [x]

59. 2009-05-13 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 5400 4H637 10.5.6 0 °C 62 °C 90 °C 0 °C No / No Solenoid Temperat... 0 [x]

60. 2009-04-23 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 2.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8726 10.5.6 21 °C 55 °C 66 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk dacool25 None 0 [x]

61. 2008-12-13 iMac 20-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8814 10.5 17 °C 42 °C 57 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk VolanteDB9... None 0 [x]

62. 2008-09-29 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch C2D 2.4GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 200 / 5400 W8833 10.5.5 20 °C 40 °C 80 °C 0 °C No / No Dragonhear... None 0 [x]

63. 2008-09-21 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz Black 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8833 10.5.5 18 °C 40 °C 73 °C 27 °C No / No Skittled Fairly n... 0 [x]

64. 2008-08-19 MacBook C2D 1.83GHz White 1.83 GHz 3.0 GB 320 / 5400 4H650 10.5.4 32 °C 48 °C 52 °C 30 °C No / No Evadne None 0 [x]

65. 2008-08-16 Mac Pro 2.66 GHz 10.0 GB 750 / 7200 YM635 10.4 24 °C 30 °C 49 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk goadee cpu a110... 0 [x]

66. 2008-08-03 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.0 GB 200 / 7200 N/A 10.5.4 23 °C 56 °C 97 °C 53 °C No / No AN.DY All good... 0 [x]

67. 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]

68. 2008-07-08 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz White 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8811 10.5.4 23 °C 49 °C 82 °C 35 °C No / No handtralal... None 0 [x]

69. 2008-06-16 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 999.9 MB 320 / 7200 W8734 10.5 22 °C 38 °C 63 °C 47 °C Unk / Unk gaknoid None 0 [x]

70. 2008-06-13 iMac 24-inch 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8801 10.5 29 °C 45 °C 49 °C 56 °C Unk / Unk Don None 0 [x]

71. 2008-05-07 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch C2D 2.4GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 200 / 5400 W8817 10.5 22 °C 45 °C 80 °C 35 °C No / No Dragonhear... GPU as w... 0 [x]

72. 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]

73. 2008-03-28 iMac 17-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.5 GB 160 / 7200 W8648 10.5.2 22 °C 37 °C 47 °C 43 °C No / No Freudian I feel t... 0 [x]

74. 2008-03-03 MacBook Pro 17-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.5.2 20 °C 57 °C 78 °C 0 °C No / No wildwobby.... Fans onl... 0 [x]

75. 2008-02-10 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8730 10.4.11 15 °C 55 °C 89 °C 32 °C Unk / Unk dpreciado im not s... 0 [x]

76. 2008-02-04 MacBook C2D 1.83GHz White 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 4H650 10.4.11 20 °C 55 °C 65 °C 30 °C No / No Evadne None 0 [x]

77. 2008-01-01 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 7200 N/A 10.5.1 20 °C 44 °C 86 °C 36 °C No / No Dragonforc... None 0 [x]

78. 2007-11-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8616 10.4 21 °C 21 °C 33 °C 0 °C Yes / Unk Fred This is ... 0 [x]

79. 2007-10-23 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 N/A 10.4 22 °C 54 °C 81 °C 43 °C No / Unk Debora None 0 [x]

80. 2007-10-10 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.4 72 °C 49 °C 59 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk John Dolan... None 0 [x]

81. 2007-09-28 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.4.10 22 °C 42 °C 74 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk Damien None 0 [x]

82. 2007-09-19 MacBook C2D 1.83GHz White 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4.10 20 °C 51 °C 79 °C 36 °C No / No downthedoo... None 0 [x]

83. 2007-09-11 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 7200 W8722 10.4.10 29 °C 57 °C 83 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk sidep None 0 [x]

84. 2007-09-09 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.4 0 °C 60 °C 80 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk Zachary Wo... HD temp ... 0 [x]

85. 2007-08-27 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.33 GHz 2.33 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8652 10.4.8 25 °C 50 °C 66 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk fredthemad... The lapt... 0 [x]

86. 2007-08-09 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8725 10.5 25 °C 52 °C 86 °C 37 °C No / No runningdav... None 0 [x]

87. 2007-07-26 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8723 10.4 24 °C 50 °C 75 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk ido None 0 [x]

88. 2007-06-21 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H647 10.4.9 26 °C 54 °C 85 °C 36 °C No / No JuanDeMarc... I own th... 0 [x]

89. 2007-05-28 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8713 10.4.8 24 °C 45 °C 88 °C 36 °C Unk / Unk Shane D None 0 [x]

90. 2007-05-12 Mac Pro 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 250 / 7200 CK706 10.4.9 21 °C 33 °C 60 °C 30 °C Unk / Unk dan1el Memory M... 0 [x]

91. 2007-05-11 Mac Pro 2.66 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 7200 YM646 10.4.9 25 °C 37 °C 56 °C 41 °C Unk / Unk RobertKD cpu fan ... 0 [x]

92. 2007-05-04 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 YD610 10.4.9 29 °C 65 °C 87 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk diogomac None 0 [x]

93. 2007-05-01 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.33 GHz 2.33 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8711 10.4.8 25 °C 20 °C 78 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk leonidas System s... 0 [x]

94. 2007-03-25 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8638 10.4 22 °C 47 °C 87 °C 46 °C No / No dale76uk None 0 [x]

95. 2007-02-21 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.33 GHz 2.33 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8704 10.4.8 20 °C 45 °C 65 °C 30 °C No / No distortion... None 0 [x]

96. 2007-02-03 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8651 10.4.8 0 °C 57 °C 78 °C 36 °C No / No Howard None 0 [x]

97. 2007-01-28 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 1.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H620 10.8 26 °C 32 °C 62 °C 0 °C No / No XDViPeR None 0 [x]

98. 2007-01-22 iMac 24-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 250 / 7200 W8636 10.4 32 °C 45 °C 49 °C 56 °C Unk / Unk dazonic Very hot... 0 [x]

99. 2007-01-20 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H625 10.4.8 21 °C 61 °C 83 °C 31 °C No / No Hardtoe None 0 [x]

100. 2007-01-19 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 5C647 10.4.8 18 °C 55 °C 83 °C 36 °C No / No drvdijk None 0 [x]

Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included): 23 °C 50 / 48 °C 77 / 83 °C 38 / 39 °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.