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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. 2012-03-14 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8932 10.7.3 21 °C 62 °C 87 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk LotusGeek None 0 [x]

52. 2012-02-08 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.7.2 23 °C 36 °C 96 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... smcFanCo... 0 [x]

53. 2012-01-25 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 8.0 GB 120 / 0 N/A 10.7.2 27 °C 48 °C 95 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk fotografer... On integ... 0 [x]

54. 2011-12-28 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.8 22 °C 36 °C 95 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... None 0 [x]

55. 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]

56. 2011-11-03 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 8.0 GB 1000 / 5200 W8928 10.7.2 21 °C 78 °C 96 °C 35 °C No / No TheStich None 0 [x]

57. 2011-10-25 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8933 10.6 20 °C 78 °C 94 °C 33 °C Yes / Yes Jacob None 0 [x]

58. 2011-10-20 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i5 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 8.0 GB 120 / 0 W8050 10.7.2 23 °C 54 °C 97 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk drcavlee None 0 [x]

59. 2011-08-25 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core i5 2.7 GHz 2.70 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 C02FH 10.6 20 °C 49 °C 98 °C 33 °C Unk / Unk Eddie None 0 [x]

60. 2011-08-03 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 0 W8025 10.6.8 0 °C 46 °C 97 °C 29 °C Unk / Unk FranSam None 0 [x]

61. 2011-06-18 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8919 10.6 20 °C 52 °C 93 °C 35 °C Unk / Unk jimax None 0 [x]

62. 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]

63. 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]

64. 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]

65. 2011-03-22 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 3.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.6.6 19 °C 58 °C 106 °C 38 °C Yes / No changt34x Has neve... 0 [x]

66. 2011-03-20 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8933 10.6 25 °C 69 °C 99 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk helixptero... None 0 [x]

67. 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]

68. 2011-01-11 MacBook 13-inch 1.83 GHz White 1.83 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.5.8 18 °C 56 °C 126 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk Macbook None 0 [x]

69. 2010-12-24 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.5 21 °C 36 °C 98 °C 33 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... None 0 [x]

70. 2010-12-13 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.33 GHz 2.33 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8712 10.6.5 18 °C 55 °C 83 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk MrMopar I run BO... 0 [x]

71. 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]

72. 2010-11-17 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.4 22 °C 36 °C 99 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... None 0 [x]

73. 2010-11-10 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz White 2.16 GHz 3.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8726 10.6.4 23 °C 48 (45) °C 92 (89) °C 44 (41) °C No / No honzikd None 0 [x]

74. 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]

75. 2010-10-28 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.3 23 °C 38 °C 94 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk Davide Sal... None 0 [x]

76. 2010-09-16 MacBook Pro 17-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.6.4 25 °C 55 °C 92 °C 40 °C Unk / Unk dnk None 0 [x]

77. 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]

78. 2010-08-31 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 8.0 GB 500 / 5400 W8012 10.6.4 28 °C 58 °C 105 °C 38 °C Unk / Unk zacho None 0 [x]

79. 2010-08-30 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 300 / 0 W8939 10.6 24 °C 50 °C 92 °C 33 °C Unk / Unk rweebow (2.53 MB... 0 [x]

80. 2010-08-25 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core i7 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 N/A 10.6.3 28 °C 42 °C 100 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk NorCalUSA9... None 0 [x]

81. 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]

82. 2010-07-06 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 7200 W8735 10.5.8 0 °C 50 °C 92 °C 44 °C No / No steve.h None 0 [x]

83. 2010-06-29 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8920 10.6.4 32 °C 62 (51) °C 105 (76) °C 42 (42) °C Unk / Unk Ashio I follow... 0 [x]

84. 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]

85. 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]

86. 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]

87. 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]

88. 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]

89. 2010-03-26 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8925 10.6.2 23 °C 65 °C 101 °C 37 °C No / No Zaico None 0 [x]

90. 2010-03-02 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 4.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.6.2 24 °C 55 (55) °C 95 (90) °C 29 (35) °C Unk / Unk MacSyn Using SM... 1 [x]

91. 2010-02-26 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8932 10.6.2 0 °C 63 °C 95 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk k.s None 0 [x]

92. 2010-02-25 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz Black 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8807 10.6.2 20 °C 56 (56) °C 100 (92) °C 34 °C Unk / Unk holsen I'm anno... 0 [x]

93. 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]

94. 2009-12-27 MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8638 10.6.2 21 °C 53 °C 99 °C 32 °C Yes / Unk Olav01 1920x120... 0 [x]

95. 2009-11-26 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53 GHz 2.80 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 N/A 10.5.8 20 °C 43 °C 110 °C 32 °C No / No Hount None 0 [x]

96. 2009-11-25 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8922 10.6.2 26 °C 50 °C 97 °C 30 °C No / No Aaron Fan stay... 0 [x]

97. 2009-11-18 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8737 10.6.2 19 °C 51 °C 103 °C 37 °C Unk / Unk QBALL Fans do ... 0 [x]

98. 2009-10-09 MacBook 13-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.6.1 21 °C 50 °C 58 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk lesley None 0 [x]

99. 2009-09-29 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.66 GHz 2.66 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 N/A 10.6 37 °C 47 °C 103 °C 47 °C No / No tshanks SYSTEM F... 0 [x]

100. 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]

Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included): 24 °C 54 / 48 °C 91 / 82 °C 40 / 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.