Are temps this high normal? Macbook pro 2011.

I have a 2011 2.2ghz i7 15" macbook pro with the radeon 6750m. My macbook pro runs at as much as 61 degrees C at idle, and at 90 Degrees C when running a cinebench benchmark. Is this normal? Should I take my macbook pro to the apple store? I am on lion 1.7.1.

therobotmaker wrote:
61 degrees C at idle, and at 90 Degrees C when running a cinebench benchmark. Is this normal?
Well if you did the Cinebench test first then let the machine idle then of course as the machine hasn't cooled.
The CPU should be about 110-120º F at idle, meaning just booting it cold and perhaps running simple webpages.
If your CPU is 140ºF at idle from cold boot in a 76º F enviroment, then yes it sounds like you got a problem.
Search apple support + Reset the SMC and a Hardware Check, you could have a dead sensor or fan.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201

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GL
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