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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
101. 2011-04-01 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.7 26 °C 36 °C 94 °C 33 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... smcFanCo... 0 [x]
102. 2010-07-14 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8022 10.6.4 21 °C 43 °C 79 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk shelah Core i7 0 [x]
103. 2010-08-09 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8013 10.6.3 34 °C 53 °C 75 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk Navidneoh None 0 [x]
104. 2010-09-17 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8030 10.6.3 20 °C 42 °C 75 °C 31 °C Unk / Unk Bandi None 0 [x]
105. 2010-11-25 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8610 10.6.5 29 °C 67 °C 117 °C 42 °C No / No Jedi In 2009 ... 0 [x]
106. 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]
107. 2011-03-29 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8744 10.6.3 20 °C 42 (42) °C 104 (104) °C 40 (40) °C Unk / Unk coocua reaplied... 0 [x]
108. 2010-10-31 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 6.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8841 10.6.4 21 °C 60 °C 80 °C 33 °C No / No Doc None 0 [x]
109. 2010-04-10 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 064B 10.5 22 °C 53 (39) °C 110 (53) °C 30 (30) °C No / No x00x Using ga... 1 [x]
110. 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]
111. 2010-01-02 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.33 GHz 2.33 GHz 3.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8652 10.5.8 21 °C 41 °C 89 °C 0 °C No / No jman995x None 0 [x]
112. 2009-11-14 MacBook Pro 17-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8028 10.6 24 °C 47 °C 84 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk Francois My CPU t... 0 [x]
113. 2012-03-14 MacBook Pro 17-inch Core i5 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 7200 C02G6 10.7.3 24 °C 66 °C 105 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk technowond... None 1 [x]
114. 2012-05-08 MacBook Pro 17-inch Core i5 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 7200 C02CD 10.7.2 27 °C 55 °C 88 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk sri None 0 [x]
115. 2010-06-09 MacBook Pro 17-inch Core i5 2.53 GHz 2.66 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 5400 C02CH 10.6.3 23 °C 46 °C 96 °C 32 °C Unk / Unk abe This mod... 0 [x]
116. 2015-03-02 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 8.0 GB 480 / 0 73051 10.10.2 24 °C 74 (65) °C 99 (79) °C 35 (35) °C Unk / Unk Dan Re-appli... 0 [x]
117. 2008-11-05 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.16 GHz 4.0 GB 420 / 7200 W8715 10.5.5 21 °C 55 °C 93 °C 45 °C No / No FinnKje None 0 [x]
118. 2008-10-20 iMac 20-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 999.9 MB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.5 25 °C 59 °C 38 °C 44 °C Unk / Unk leo1 None 0 [x]
119. 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]
120. 2008-08-24 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8801 10.5.4 31 °C 52 °C 56 °C 56 °C Unk / Unk Raul None 0 [x]
121. 2009-06-15 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 0 N/A 10.5.7 30 °C 40 °C 56 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk koCO None 0 [x]
122. 2012-07-17 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 0 N/A 10.6.8 32 °C 53 °C 53 °C 54 °C Unk / Unk Carla None 0 [x]
123. 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]
124. 2014-01-01 iMac 20-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8904 10.9.1 21 °C 34 °C 57 °C 32 °C Unk / Unk zelpix None 0 [x]
125. 2010-06-02 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8808 10.6.3 28 °C 46 °C 65 °C 59 °C No / No don Blews None 0 [x]
126. 2007-12-09 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.4.11 22 °C 43 °C 46 °C 51 °C Unk / Unk TxLongHorn... None 0 [x]
127. 2009-06-19 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 3.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8731 10.4 30 °C 45 °C 65 °C 55 °C Unk / Unk valexa unaltere... 0 [x]
128. 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]
129. 2009-08-07 iMac 24-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 1.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8807 10.4 32 °C 37 °C 54 °C 57 °C Unk / Unk cool1986vf... None 0 [x]
130. 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]
131. 2009-06-27 iMac 24-inch 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 YM830 10.5.7 23 °C 46 °C 87 °C 53 °C Unk / Unk schotman core1 2 ... 0 [x]
132. 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]
133. 2009-02-01 Mac mini C2D 2.0 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 5400 YM729 10.5.6 43 °C 48 °C 82 °C 39 °C Unk / Unk calicchio4... None 0 [x]
134. 2012-09-14 Mac mini Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 8.0 GB 320 / 5400 C07F2 10.8.1 22 °C 58 (50) °C 89 (72) °C 39 (34) °C No / No Onlajn None 0 [x]
135. 2012-03-19 Mac mini Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 2.66 GHz 8.0 GB 320 / 7200 C07F3 10.6 28 °C 36 °C 81 °C 26 °C Unk / Unk Javier Iva... None 0 [x]
136. 2012-10-07 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 5400 N/A 10.5.8 21 °C 0 (60) °C 0 (81) °C 0 °C Unk / Unk djdams Temperat... 0 [x]
137. 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]
138. 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]
139. 2011-02-07 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8742 10.6.6 31 °C 63 °C 90 °C 28 °C Yes / Yes hjalmar None 0 [x]
140. 2010-04-14 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 320 / 5400 12345 10.5.8 50 °C 60 °C 75 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk marten None 0 [x]
141. 2010-01-22 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz Black 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.6.2 23 °C 66 °C 84 °C 34 °C Yes / Unk Wesley None 0 [x]
142. 2010-03-02 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz White 2.40 GHz 3.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8808 10.6.2 22 °C 60 °C 70 °C 41 °C No / No fancypants... I've had... 0 [x]
143. 2009-10-27 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8924 10.6.1 26 °C 50 °C 83 °C 37 °C No / No Chris Upgraded... 0 [x]
144. 2016-04-03 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.3 GHz 2.30 GHz 8.0 GB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.11.4 20 °C 40 °C 95 °C 30 °C Unk / Unk saizet4 None 0 [x]
145. 2018-08-20 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.3 GHz 2.30 GHz 8.0 GB 320 / 5400 C17G5 10.13.6 29 °C 53 °C 92 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk Wolverinev... Original... 0 [x]
146. 2012-01-05 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.3 GHz 2.30 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 N/A 10.6 20 °C 35 °C 79 °C 27 °C Unk / Unk guzlar None 0 [x]
147. 2011-06-20 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.30 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 N/A 10.7 23 °C 55 °C 90 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk Ryo Lu None 0 [x]
148. 2011-09-06 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8929 10.6 22 °C 85 °C 90 °C 31 °C Unk / Unk sojosut None 0 [x]
149. 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]
150. 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]
Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included):  25 °C 52 / 48 °C 79 / 79 °C 39 / 37 °C
 Page 3 of 15 Ambient Idle / w/fix Load / w/fix Drive / w/fix Entries returned: 721  
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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.
1. Profile details:
Your name/nick: ?
Your e-mail: (for edit) ?
Show e-mail address publicly
Verification code: ? Verification - 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.