What is the maximum temperature for a macbook generic processor to operate?

Right now the temperature for my cpu is 185 degrees Fahrenheit. Is that bad? Whats the highest temperature a Macbook can properly operate?

Games & video editing, along with Flash videos & games, are some of the most processor-intensive tasks. If you're doing those things, you'll definitely see an increase in temperature.
If not, you may want to look at Activity Monitor (Applications>Utilities), sorting the processes by CPU, and see if any process is stuck.
~Lyssa

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