Macbook Pro's temperatures.

I have a 13inch Macbook Pro with an i5 processor and 8gb of ram. Whenever I play minecraft or Rome Total War, my laptop reaches 190 degrees and my fans are at full speed. It also gets really hot. Is this ok? Should I be worried?

your mac has built in sensors that will shut the mac off before it gets too hot to the point where it will cause damage.

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I'm using macbook pro retina 13inch 2013 late version.
my macbook has NO external graphic card, just iris graphic.
when i was playing diablo3 or watching movie by using bypass ip address, my cpu temperature was maintained 90~100 celcius degrees.
And at the same time, my cooling fan was maintained 5800~6000 rpm.
There are two questions.
One, is my macbook temperature too high or normal level ?
Two, i know that 6200rpm is maximum speed of cooling fan. Why did fan run 5800~6000rpm, not maximum?

When processor intensive activities are taking place, temperature may reach the maximum level.
     Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
     Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

'14 -- 13" Macbook Pro Retina Temperature

Hey Guys,
I recently bought a 2014 13" Macbook Pro Retina base model [2.6 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD] and I am having a temperature issue. When watching videos (Hulu/Youtube) at 480p the computer will reach temperatures of to 80-90 °C. Sometimes it will even reach about 99 °C to the point where I do not feel comfortable to keep playing the video. I am currently updated at the time [10.10.1] of this posting with also using the latest version of Google Chrome.
My brother has an ultrabook (windows) computer. I can't remember the model number of the Acer, but it has an intel 1.6 GHz i5-4200U, 8GB RAM, Raid 0 x2 128GB SSDs @ 2560 by 1600 pixels 13". His ultrabook (with a weaker/slower CPU and 4400 intel graphics [compared to the Iris 5100 in mine]) can handle 20+ tabs and watch a 480p video (Hulu/Youtube with Chrome) without going above 55-60 °C.
It seems with those numbers that my i5 should be able to downclock and keep a lower temperature then his Acer. It feels like the computer is just running too hot, either to a bad cooling system design or most likely due to a poorly applied thermal compound between the heatsink and CPU. I'm not 100% sure if my thoughts are founded true in the community and would love to hear your thoughts on this subject and to what action do I have to take to resolve this issue without opening the laptop up itself.
Thank you for your time,
-Fellow Mac User

Google Chrome is a resource hog and has a poor record of compatibility with OSX. Use Firefox, Opera or Safari instead and that will help woth your temperature problem.
the temperatures that you are reporting are not unusual for video on a MBP. If you are nervous about them, use a cooling pad. Note that there are sensors that will shut down the MBP before it commits Hari Kari due to overheating.
Ciao.

MacBook Pro CPU Temperature Issue

Hi,
My MacBook Pro is becoming excessively hot, even with light usage. Currently, I have Google Chrome, Sublime Text 3, MAMP and Mail open. Google Chrome (36.0.1985.125) is the only app that is capably of heavy CPU (and MAMP, but I'm not developing any intensive scripts at this time), however I only have one or two tabs open. And neither one of them are intensive websites. Usually just PHP docs, and localhost. The average CPU activity is 1.4% System, and 2% User (it sometimes peaks to 2% System, and 5-6% User, but nothing massive).
Right now, the temperatures are averaging at 85C (and yes, that is degrees celsius). It regularly exceeds 90, and sometimes reaches just over 100C or so when just on YouTube or Facebook. I'm not sure if this is maybe related to an inaccuracy in the temperature monitor, but I use this to get the measurements. The MacBook Pro's casing does feel hot, almost painful at times when I touch the aluminium area just beyond the keyboard and below the screen for a few seconds.
The current environmental conditions for the MacBook Pro are:
- flat wooden surface (desk) to sit on
- 18C ambient room temperature
The MacBook Pro is a 15" Early 2013 with an i7 Quad-core, 8GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GT 650M (MacBookPro10,1) running OS X Mavericks 10.9.4.
Here's what I'd like to know:
- Is this normal?
- Would if help if I removed the cover and removed any dust (if any)?
- Do I need to take it to a repair shop?
Thanks in advance.

Make an appointment with the Genius Bar at the nearest Apple Store. Have them check your machine. Back up what you want to keep/restore before you go.
You can try another monitor solution that will tell your CPU temp, fan speed, and battery information. It is iStats, a Ruby gem that has been posted a few times in the community. The following image is from a just-powered on 2014 MBA. In the following, if you use Ruby Version Manager, the sudo is unnecessary. It may complain slightly, but does install correctly, as it works fine on my 10.9.4 machine.
$ sudo gem install iStats
$ iStats -h
$ iStats
$ sudo gem update iStats # periodically keep it current

Macbook pro retina temperature

Hi guys!
Please, what is the normal temperature of the CPU for Macbook Pro retina?
When only surf the internet (Safari) has a temperature of about 50 ° C. If I open two browsers (Safari, Chrome), Google Drive, powerpoint, mail, word, has a temperature of around 70 ° C. When intensively using Google Maps (quickly we cross between states), sometimes even 80 ° C. It's OK?
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

All the temperatures you report are within acceptable tolerances for the stated activities,. Personally I would rid the MBP of Google Chrome and its various parts since among browsers it is a resource glutton. I use Firefox, Safari and Opera.
Ciao.

New MacBook Pro wrong Temperature

Hello everyone.
I have one of the new 15" MacBook Pro, and I recently noticed a wrong temperature reading on the GPU diode.
When everything is above 30ºC, the GPU diode is 1ºC or 3ºC, and sometimes I get -128ºC and this is impossible.
I have tried to read the temperatures with iStat Pro and Temperature Monitor using last versions.
Obviousely something is wrong. Or the two applications I am using have same bugs (and the same bug), or I have something wrong with my GPU diode sensor.
I would like some feedback on this. What application Apple recommends to check the temperatures, or should I go to a local Apple store and ask to check if this is an hardware problem?
Below is a screenshot from the application readings.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
André Quintino.

I believe that is because the GPU is not the active GPU. When that is the case, it does not provide good temp readings. That is how my 2010 MBP acts also. There is nothing wrong.

Late 2013 15 inch Refurb Macbook Pro CPU Temperature

Hi All,
Three days ago, I bought a refurb 15 inch Macbook Pro from apple online store. Since day 1 CPU temperature are extremely high. I have seen my Mac hitting 99 degree Celsius. This temperature was attained while I was just browsing internet on chrome and simultaneously transferring my photos from my external drive to iphoto. Also, just watching videos on youtube kicks the temperature to 75-80 degree Celsius. Idle temperature are somewhere around 45-50 degree Celsius. I don't know if this is normal and if such high temperature affects the life span of my mac. I got it checked at an apple store and their diagnostic test for cooling system found no issues. I don't know if I should return this and just buy a new one. My Mac configuration is-
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch 
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
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use safari, its much better than chrome.
Safari uses way less resources than chrome (RAM, CPU power and battery)
if the problem continues, contact apple support

MacBook Pro Gaming Temperatures

So I just was tired of the really hot temperatures of the MacBook Pro. I opened it up to tackle the supposed thermal grease problem. Too no suprise, there was way too much. I reapplyed some of the Artic Silver 5 and it seemed to help my temperatures from what they were. I noticed that the GPU is still running really hot. Even after the application of the AS5, this is the only temperature that didn't seem to change. While running Counter-Strike: Source, my temperatures of the GPU go as high as 87 degrees celcius. Is this normal?

HI Smadam: It may appear to be runniing too hot for the GPU. But under high load conditions, such as game play, it is not out of the ordinary for it to reach those kind of temperatures.
Stedman

MacBook Pro high temperature...

Hello all:
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 15 inches and so far it's been working fine. There is only one thing that worries me a little bit which is the high temperature it gets in the left side of the lapto right in the top of the left built-in speaker where the microfone is located.
As you know the laptop has two speakers... the right one gets warm but the left it gets hot.
Would that be considered normal? Is there a way to check system's temperature on this machines? How do I do it?
Thanks in advance for your prompt answer.
Best regards

suggestion to you that next time you post something research the forum before you post. the temperature issue is soemthing everyone is having trouble with if you want a program to monitor your laptops temp you can try temperature monitor. free to download. some have tried resetting the PMU
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
that worked for me and some users in decreasing the ammount of heat produced by the machine.

TS1388 MacBook Pro hight temperature

I bought macbook Pro 13' late 2011 i5 2,4ghz. I have 68C temperature of CPU just by watching YouTube video! What should I do?

Not a thing or stop watching videos.

Macbook pro 2012 temperature??

My 2012 macbook pro just seems to be very hot underneath, is this common?
i downloaded a hardware monitor which was advised on the forum and it shows my CPUs at opver 90degrees!!!
Is this normal?

It's not normal. Do you notice if your fans are running properly when the CPU is at 90ºC? If not, reset the SMC > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Another option you have is to download smcFanControl and set up the fan speed you want, but always less or equal than 2500 rpm (this is to prevent fan problems)

MacBook Pro weird temperature readouts

hey guys. i've downloaded coreduotemp as well as temperature monitor and both are reporting my idle temps, as well as my 100% load temps as 32 degrees on both cores. they do not fluctuate at all.
is something wrong with my hardware? i mean my hard disk temperature is higher than my reported cpu temperature!

hey guys anyways the problem fixed itself during my call with an apple tech guy.
basically i put the comp to sleep and then turned it back on and then voila the sensors jumped from 32 degrees to 70.
it's not exactly good, but hey at least it's reporting the correct temps now.

Macbook Pro CPU Core's temperature measurments

I have a late 2011 15-inch Macbook Pro OS X 10.8.4 with BootCamp installed.
In OS X environment, the CPU core temperatures are around 40 - 44C, while in idle or with a minimum Safari browsing the net.
When in Bootcamp with Windows 7 Professional, in the similar operating/application condition, but the my Macbook's CPU Core Temperatures are always about 52 - 55C (10 degrees higher than in OS X).
While doing heavy stuffs such as Virus Scan, Time Machine, Data Backup, Video Editing etc ... on both environments the CPU core temperatures could go up to upper 80's degree C.
Is it normal ? if so, is there any explanation for 10 degrees warmer while in BootCamp/Windows ?
Thanks

RealTemp, CoreTemp but my money goes to AIDA64 for the most thorough information about all your devices, drivers, versions of, as well as temp and fan speed.
Latest drivers and utilities
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/30530-latest-overclocking-programs-system-i nfo-benchmarking-stability-tools.html
GPU-Z:
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/
AIDA64 Extreme Edition
http://www.aida64.com
http://www.aida64.com/product/aida64-extreme-edition/overview
CCleaner
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
BootChamp
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/28468/bootchamp
Lubbo FanControl for MacBook Pro
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lubbofancontrol/
- check forum for tip on how to get it to work with new Retina MBP
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lubbofancontrol/forums/forum/970570/topic/539412 2
TEMP cleanup
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208279128
How to view error message:
From Control Panel-> Admin. Tools-> Event Viewer-> Windows logs:
Check Application and System Folders for Red highlit messages. Note that you can right-click clear these log folders.
Memtest
This is a step by step guide with audio and video to explain how to use memtest to see if your memory is defect:
Another thing to add is that some errors will not be found on the first pass, best to do at least 3 passes.
http://www2.corsair.com/training/how_to_memtest/

Poor battery life and high temperatures on MacBook Pro Retina 15"

I'm having never-ending problems with poor battery life and high temperatures on a MacBook Pro Retina 15"
I took it in for service and they told me it needed a new logic board and replaced it. When I asked why they were vague about the reasons, they said "it just needed one, it failed some test". I now have the computer back and it runs the same way it always did. I bought this laptop because it was supposedly capable of high end video editing in 1080P (or so Apple's website claims) and also photo editing.
"The processor, graphics, all-flash architecture, memory, and display in the 15-inch MacBook Pro give you unprecedented mobile video editing capabilities. Super-responsive flash storage delivers up to nine streams of 1080p ProRes (HQ) content for multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X,3 while the latest quad-core processors on the 15-inch MacBook Pro decode multiple streams of video, and a powerful GPU renders millions of pixels onto the screen. With flash storage that offers up to four times the performance of a traditional hard drive,1 you can even edit four streams of uncompressed 8-bit 1080p HD video, right from the internal storage on your 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.4"
However, when I'm just browsing the web and emailing it runs quite warm and battery life is quite poor. Sometimes doing those same activities I would say it gets so warm it's almost uncomfortable to have on your lap and the fans are running fast enough to become noticably noisy. I'm also driving only one screen at and a time and I heard that the MacBook Pro can supposedly do three screens.
If actually try to do something like video editing with final cut pro the laptop gets really hot, the fans are on full blast and battery life drops to only an hour or two. I think when I rendered just a 3 or 4 minute clip once I got less than hour of battery life. I will have to time again.
Anyway most people (including the sales guys) are telling me no way this is not normal. When I play with demos in the store browsing the web they are not getting warm or hot to the touch. My friend's 2013 MacBook Air is also NOT getting warm to the touch doing the same activities.
I installed iStat Pro so I could check the temperature and fan speeds. I'm seeing temperatures of 70+ on the GPU, 85+ on the GPU diode and 65+ on the CPU heatsink along with elvated fan speeds above 5K which becomes noticeably noisy. I understand that might be normal for the most processor intensive tasks but it really doesn't seem right for just light web browsing and e-mailing. (I also may have viber and skype open but that shouldn't matter). CPU usage is usually running between 2-10% as this is all happening to.
Furthermore, straight from the specs:
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
I am assume "GPU" and "GPU diode" are temp measurements on the discrenete NVIDIA video card, especially since MacBook Airs from the same and newer generatio do not have this reading. Since Apple Claims the graphics "automatically switches" it seems all the harder to believe the GPU is reaching 85+ when in theory it shouldn't even be activated. I mean, shouldn't the INtel HD Graphics 4000 be capable of simple web browsing and e-mailing? Especially with only one screen activated (be it it the internal or an external)?
What should I do here? When I asked the repair guys "OK well what is the normal operating temp range for the various sensors" they said "Sorry Apple doesn't provide that info".

Yes I have.
Just web browsing and basically doing nothing I'm hear a lot of aduible fans, I'm getting 85C+ on GPU diode, 65+ on cpu heatsink. I since installed anohter program that shows me not just the CPU heatsink but the cores and the cores are at 90C+.
Seems like a lot of heat for doing nothing. Not only that but I have these problems with no external monitor while on battery power too.
I don't know what to do. They already replaced the logic board. Others seem to get advertised battery life out of Apple products and not have products that get **** near hot enough to burn you while just web browsing or watching a movie let alone advertised tasks like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.

MacBook Pro (mid 2012) reaches quite high temperatures. Is this normal?

I'm currently using a mid 2012 Macbook Pro with the 15" high resolution screen add-on (it's the model that was released alongside the new retina versions). The processor is a 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7.
I've seen a lot of claims about MacBooks running at high temperatures, but I've hardly seen numbers as high as mine. I've had my MacBook reach 100 °C (212 °F) up to 105 °C (221 °F) in some situations (such as when compiling software). I've seen 105 °C being reported as a critical temperature at which the system might decide to shut down to protect itself, so I'm worried that this might be an unnatural temperature and that it might be affecting the lifespan of my PC.
I've also experienced cases where, while being on charge but idle (or running non-intensive tasks such as text editing or watching non-HD videos), the PC would at some point begin spinning the fans to very high speeds and reaching temperatures between 85 °C (185 °F) and 95 °C (203 °F). The aluminum body of the computer gets very hot (especially near the hinge where the screen is attached) and in some cases my fingers can feel the unconfortable temperature even when just typing on the keys. I should note that this is happening during the summer, during which the temperatures outside float around 32 °C (89 °F), but I'm still worried it could keep happening later on during the year.
My warranty is expiring in a month so I'm wondering whether I should get my pc checked before it's over.
What do you think about these temperatures? Is there anything I should worry about? Should I contact Apple?

You can ship your MBP for examination and servicing by contacting Apple, but you will be without the MBP for a period of time. First determine you warranty status:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Create a time line of MUST dates for shipping and/or a trip to an Apple store.
In the interim, lets see if we can do something positive. In addition to what I suggested earlier, run an Apple Hardware test:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
You may have to use OPTION D to start it.
Ciao.

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