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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
1. 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]
2. 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]
3. 2013-05-08 MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina Core i7 2.3 GHz 2.30 GHz 8.0 GB 256 / 0 N/A 10.8.3 22 °C 33 °C 97 °C 37 °C No / No giby None 0 [x]
4. 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]
5. 2011-12-20 MacBook Pro 17-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 4.0 GB 200 / 5400 W8815 10.6.8 24 °C 51 °C 72 °C 35 °C Unk / Unk Shiflock None 0 [x]
6. 2011-06-01 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 0 W8924 10.6.7 22 °C 62 °C 88 °C 35 °C Unk / Unk peter temp spi... 0 [x]
7. 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]
8. 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]
9. 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]
10. 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]
11. 2010-08-05 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 7200 W8739 10.6 21 °C 32 °C 96 °C 28 °C Unk / Unk Seantiburo... While ex... 0 [x]
12. 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]
13. 2010-05-17 iMac 27-inch 3.06 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 1000 / 7200 W8950 10.6 26 °C 42 °C 53 °C 46 °C Unk / Unk rev17 None 1 [x]
14. 2010-03-28 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8924 10.6.2 21 °C 66 °C 105 °C 38 °C No / No mcanty5 If you r... 0 [x]
15. 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]
16. 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]
17. 2009-07-22 iMac 24-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 640 / 7200 N/A 10.5 31 °C 44 °C 62 °C 56 °C Unk / Unk scrappy a metal ... 0 [x]
18. 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]
19. 2008-07-25 iMac 17-inch 1.83 GHz 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 160 / 7200 N/A 10.5 29 °C 44 °C 61 °C 50 °C No / No Macintosh1... None 0 [x]
20. 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]
21. 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]
22. 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]
23. 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]
24. 2007-07-24 MacBook C2D 2.0GHz Black 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 4H644 10.4.10 29 °C 60 °C 84 °C 51 °C Yes / No chunkysoup... loud fan... 1 [x]
25. 2007-07-03 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.4.10 20 °C 51 °C 85 °C 36 °C No / No Creator245... Using sm... 0 [x]
26. 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]
27. 2007-01-15 MacBook C2D 1.83GHz White 1.83 GHz 512.0 MB 60 / 5400 4H644 10.4.8 22 °C 59 °C 90 °C 35 °C Yes / No musicfreak... None 0 [x]
28. 2006-12-03 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H646 10.8.4 20 °C 54 °C 69 °C 33 °C No / No Todd March... I have n... 0 [x]
29. 2006-10-28 iMac 20-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 250 / 7200 W8633 10.4 20 °C 27 °C 42 °C 49 °C Unk / Unk PEACE None 0 [x]
30. 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]
31. 2006-09-09 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8622 10.4.7 20 °C 50 °C 93 °C 81 °C No / No Chris Perr... None 1 [x]
32. 2006-08-23 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 7200 N/A 10.5 19 °C 64 °C 95 °C 92 °C Yes / Yes Eric W None 0 [x]
33. 2006-06-26 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 100 / 7200 W8623 10.4 22 °C 44 °C 59 °C 36 °C No / No drewcampbe... None 0 [x]
34. 2006-06-22 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 7200 N/A 10.4 20 °C 32 °C 80 °C 44 °C Unk / Unk nb None 0 [x]
35. 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]
36. 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]
37. 2006-05-27 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 G8615 10.4.6 27 °C 45 °C 77 °C 49 °C Unk / Unk RLD None 0 [x]
38. 2006-05-27 Mac mini 1.66 GHz 1.66 GHz 512.0 MB 80 / 5400 G8615 10.4 27 °C 45 °C 77 °C 49 °C Unk / Unk RLD None 0 [x]
39. 2006-05-26 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz Black 2.00 GHz 2.0 GB 80 / 5400 4H620 10.4.6 24 °C 57 °C 84 °C 32 °C No / Yes Chazmo None 0 [x]
40. 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]
41. 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]
Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included):  23 °C 50 / 25 °C 78 / 51 °C 49 / 49 °C
 Page 1 of 1 Ambient Idle / w/fix Load / w/fix Drive / w/fix Entries returned: 41  
 
 
 



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.