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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
201. 2009-06-13 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 4H641 10.4.11 60 °C 57 °C 81 °C 30 °C No / No vasilios None 0 [x]
202. 2011-06-29 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Alu 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.5 0 °C 46 °C 80 °C 34 °C No / No sea2011 None 0 [x]
203. 2007-01-19 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 200 / 4200 4H701 10.4.8 23 °C 57 °C 81 °C 34 °C No / No omnisphere... None 0 [x]
204. 2006-07-17 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 4H623 10.4.7 19 °C 56 °C 90 °C 38 °C Yes / No dportela Second M... 0 [x]
205. 2007-12-02 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 4H620 10.5.1 20 °C 57 °C 87 °C 35 °C No / No Alun None 0 [x]
206. 2006-06-29 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.4.7 20 °C 65 °C 85 °C 38 °C No / No MagicRat None 0 [x]
207. 2006-07-09 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H626 10.4.7 29 °C 50 °C 84 °C 35 °C Yes / No Daze Runs pre... 0 [x]
208. 2006-05-28 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H619 10.4 75 °C 57 °C 83 °C 31 °C No / No ripfrankwh... None 0 [x]
209. 2006-09-16 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H622 10.4.7 22 °C 42 °C 75 °C 25 °C No / No cg new logi... 0 [x]
210. 2006-06-08 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 N/A 10.4 25 °C 66 °C 83 °C 0 °C No / No Larry Ryma... None 0 [x]
211. 2006-10-21 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H624 10.4.8 20 °C 53 °C 90 °C 38 °C No / No zennman None 0 [x]
212. 2006-06-02 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 4H620 10.4.8 20 °C 63 °C 84 °C 39 °C Yes / No Pablo The note... 0 [x]
213. 2006-06-07 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H618 10.4 22 °C 65 °C 84 °C 0 °C No / No aemac This is ... 0 [x]
214. 2006-06-20 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H623 10.4.6 24 °C 55 °C 84 °C 30 °C No / No godinh peak T&d... 0 [x]
215. 2006-07-31 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H621 10.4.7 24 °C 60 °C 83 °C 33 °C No / No OmniKurt Great la... 0 [x]
216. 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]
217. 2006-05-27 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4 20 °C 54 °C 82 °C 0 °C No / No Dr Jekyll Fan kick... 0 [x]
218. 2006-07-07 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H621 10.4.7 75 °C 54 °C 82 °C 19 °C No / No MacRick No Probl... 0 [x]
219. 2006-07-11 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H624 10.4.7 22 °C 55 °C 82 °C 33 °C No / No aikon None 0 [x]
220. 2006-08-14 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H626 10.4.6 24 °C 55 °C 82 °C 42 °C No / No Lukas H. None 0 [x]
221. 2008-05-26 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 4H636 10.4.11 27 °C 62 °C 81 °C 37 °C No / No Vincent No exter... 1 [x]
222. 2006-08-10 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4 25 °C 58 °C 66 °C 41 °C No / No Vishnu None 0 [x]
223. 2006-10-20 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4.8 20 °C 0 (37) °C 0 (72) °C 0 (24) °C No / No kalephunk Used to ... 0 [x]
224. 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]
225. 2008-05-14 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.5.2 23 °C 60 °C 87 °C 35 °C No / No eXan No probl... 0 [x]
226. 2007-01-03 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H650 10.4.8 22 °C 60 °C 85 °C 32 °C No / No oogabooga None 0 [x]
227. 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]
228. 2008-12-09 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 4H650 10.5.5 21 °C 62 °C 80 °C 39 °C No / No fahne my fan i... 0 [x]
229. 2006-12-02 MacBook C2D 2.0GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 4H647 10.4.8 23 °C 48 °C 84 °C 32 °C No / No nick The fan ... 2 [x]
230. 2007-05-26 MacBook C2D 2.0GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.4.8 22 °C 54 °C 84 °C 32 °C Yes / No MrXYZ None 0 [x]
231. 2007-06-28 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz Black 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8722 10.4 25 °C 54 °C 84 °C 34 °C No / No petemwah None 0 [x]
232. 2007-11-22 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz Black 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8730 10.4 20 °C 0 (46) °C 0 (82) °C 0 (33) °C No / No Mike Applied ... 0 [x]
233. 2008-01-15 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.20 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8745 10.5.1 22 °C 49 °C 94 °C 26 °C No / No Ksynnott Sounds l... 0 [x]
234. 2011-03-04 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz Black 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 64 / 5400 N/A 10.6.6 18 °C 59 °C 80 °C 18 °C No / No aiisko None 0 [x]
235. 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]
236. 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]
237. 2008-05-30 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz White 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 MB403 10.5.3 21 °C 47 °C 68 °C 35 °C No / No Bnet None 0 [x]
238. 2010-12-11 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 W8932 10.6.5 22 °C 55 °C 83 °C 88 °C Yes / No Wolf No alter... 0 [x]
239. 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]
240. 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]
241. 2006-05-30 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8608 10.4 20 °C 58 (38) °C 84 (72) °C 0 °C Yes / No scranky Had to a... 0 [x]
242. 2006-06-25 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8621 10.4.6 20 °C 51 °C 83 °C 0 °C No / No zaxxon Applied ... 0 [x]
243. 2006-05-24 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 W8610 10.4.6 24 °C 51 °C 81 °C 0 °C Yes / No adamll None 0 [x]
244. 2006-05-24 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 N/A 10.4.6 20 °C 70 °C 80 °C 0 °C Yes / No n8236 None 0 [x]
245. 2006-05-23 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8614 10.4 20 °C 52 °C 78 °C 0 °C Yes / No John On batte... 0 [x]
246. 2006-06-22 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 93 / 5400 QP612 10.4.6 23 °C 62 °C 78 °C 0 °C Unk / No wibblefoo Temperat... 0 [x]
247. 2006-08-28 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 W8621 10.4.7 24 °C 60 °C 78 °C 38 °C No / No paidhi There se... 0 [x]
248. 2006-07-21 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 N/A 10.4.7 25 °C 32 °C 76 °C 30 °C No / No flockmaste... None 0 [x]
249. 2006-08-02 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8617 10.4.7 29 °C 58 °C 75 °C 41 °C Unk / No Jeff L. Machine ... 0 [x]
250. 2006-08-18 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.0 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 100 / 5400 RMG12 10.4.7 22 °C 44 °C 74 °C 27 °C Yes / No NotInUsse None 0 [x]
Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included):  24 °C 51 / 44 °C 80 / 75 °C 38 / 37 °C
 Page 5 of 8 Ambient Idle / w/fix Load / w/fix Drive / w/fix Entries returned: 382  
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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) ?
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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.)
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