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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. 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]

202. 2010-02-23 MacBook 13-inch 2.4 GHz Alu 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 7200 W8911 10.6.2 20 °C 30 °C 60 °C 0 °C No / No dyohanan None 0 [x]

203. 2010-02-19 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 2.0 GB 250 / 5400 N/A 10.6.2 23 °C 47 °C 81 °C 35 °C Unk / Unk stone None 0 [x]

204. 2010-02-14 MacBook 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 4.0 GB 500 / 5400 45003 10.6.2 20 °C 35 °C 87 °C 42 °C No / No JeFFJuH None 0 [x]

205. 2010-02-03 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 200 / 5400 W8812 10.6.2 20 °C 50 °C 85 °C 47 °C Unk / Unk Alanschier... None 0 [x]

206. 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]

207. 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]

208. 2010-01-20 iMac 20-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 1.0 GB 250 / 7200 N/A 10.5 27 °C 57 °C 87 °C 53 °C Unk / Unk gangstag None 0 [x]

209. 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]

210. 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]

211. 2009-12-25 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.50 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8833 10.6.2 23 °C 56 °C 90 °C 38 °C No / No Marshallit... None 0 [x]

212. 2009-12-19 MacBook Pro 15-inch Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8846 10.6 22 °C 30 °C 85 °C 34 °C No / No Arccosin None 0 [x]

213. 2009-12-10 MacBook Pro 13-inch Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 5400 WQ941 10.6.2 19 °C 53 °C 86 °C 35 °C Unk / Unk rootbox None 0 [x]

214. 2009-11-29 Mac Pro 3.00 GHz 8.0 GB 250 / 7200 G8755 10.6.4 22 °C 31 °C 66 °C 41 °C Unk / Unk cyberfring... Model Ma... 0 [x]

215. 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]

216. 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]

217. 2009-11-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 2.0 GB 120 / 5400 A1226 10.6.2 30 °C 60 °C 76 °C 43 °C No / No Lizalfo None 0 [x]

218. 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]

219. 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]

220. 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]

221. 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]

222. 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]

223. 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]

224. 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]

225. 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]

226. 2009-09-04 iMac 20-inch 2.16 GHz 2.16 GHz 3.0 GB 640 / 7200 W8640 10.5.8 31 °C 44 °C 71 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk cookswim None 0 [x]

227. 2009-07-31 MacBook C2D 2.16GHz Black 2.16 GHz 1.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.5.7 20 °C 54 °C 77 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk mashalla None 0 [x]

228. 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]

229. 2009-07-14 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8853 10.5.7 25 °C 51 °C 80 °C 34 °C Unk / Unk wofuer None 0 [x]

230. 2009-06-29 MacBook Pro 17-inch C2D 2.5GHz 2.60 GHz 2.0 GB 320 / 7200 W8747 10.5.7 22 °C 40 °C 100 °C 40 °C No / No MattyC None 0 [x]

231. 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]

232. 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]

233. 2009-06-20 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 320 / 5400 W8845 10.4 28 °C 45 °C 72 °C 36 °C No / No jzachlee None 0 [x]

234. 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]

235. 2009-06-17 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 4.0 GB 120 / 5400 N/A 10.4.11 22 °C 43 °C 100 °C 41 °C No / No tim 100 C re... 0 [x]

236. 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]

237. 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]

238. 2009-05-26 MacBook C2D 2.00GHz White 2.00 GHz 1.0 GB 320 / 7200 4H648 10.5.7 19 °C 55 °C 80 °C 34 °C No / No flopticalc... Coolbook... 0 [x]

239. 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]

240. 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]

241. 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]

242. 2009-05-15 MacBook C2D 1.83GHz White 1.83 GHz 999.9 MB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.5.6 19 °C 59 °C 73 °C 32 °C Unk / Unk Cyris None 0 [x]

243. 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]

244. 2009-04-30 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53 GHz 2.53 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 7200 W8842 10.5.6 20 °C 49 °C 90 °C 33 °C No / No hpspec None 0 [x]

245. 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]

246. 2009-04-12 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.2 GHz 2.20 GHz 4.0 GB 120 / 5400 W8725 10.5.6 25 °C 47 °C 84 °C 38 °C Unk / Unk Max None 0 [x]

247. 2009-04-06 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.4 GHz 2.40 GHz 4.0 GB 250 / 5400 W8904 10.5.6 22 °C 44 °C 76 °C 35 °C No / No Schot Peaked a... 0 [x]

248. 2009-03-04 MacBook C2D 2.4GHz White 2.40 GHz 2.0 GB 160 / 5400 N/A 10.5.6 25 °C 40 °C 75 °C 45 °C Unk / Unk Freanir None 0 [x]

249. 2009-02-13 MacBook 13-inch 2.0 GHz White 2.00 GHz 512.0 MB 60 / 5400 N/A 10.4 21 °C 54 °C 82 °C 0 °C Unk / Unk cassanova None 0 [x]

250. 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]

Average temperatures with the current filterbar (null not included): 25 °C 52 / 48 °C 81 / 77 °C 39 / 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.