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Q: MacBook Pro is Over Heating!

I have purchased new MacBook Pro 2015 with core i7 processor and 256 GB memory size. My Macbook Pro is running at the temperature of 55 degrees an average while I am only surfing on internet in chrome browser. CPU has a usage of 5% on average but the MacBook Pro is heated up so much. '

 

Please tell me what is the operating Temperature of Macbook Pro? Is 55 degrees an average temperature with no massive CPU usage is normal?

 

I am using iStat menu application to monitor the temperature of my Mac!

 

Please guide about this high temperature. is something wrong with my MacBook Pro?

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Jun 10, 2016 9:52 PM

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Jun 10, 2016 10:02 PM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 10, 2016 10:02 PM in response to Sarlas

    55ºC is not a temperature to be worried about. Moreover, it's a completely normal working temperature, so you should not be worried. You should be worried if your Mac reached 100ºC when you are not doing any heavy task with it (for example, using Photoshop, video editing applications or games), but in that case your Mac will increase fans speed automatically to prevent any risk.

  • by appreciate,

    appreciate Jun 10, 2016 10:32 PM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 10, 2016 10:32 PM in response to Sarlas

    The  operating temperature should be between 10 to 35 degree centigrade .an apple article is there you can follow it : Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support

  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Jun 10, 2016 10:36 PM in response to appreciate
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    Jun 10, 2016 10:36 PM in response to appreciate

    appreciate wrote:

     

    The  operating temperature should be between 10 to 35 degree centigrade .an apple article is there you can follow it : Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support

     

    That's not what the OP is talking about. That's the operating temperature (in other words, location temperature), but internally a Mac and any computer can get much higher temperatures without any risk.

  • by appreciate,

    appreciate Jun 10, 2016 11:03 PM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 10, 2016 11:03 PM in response to Sarlas

    As you stated in the post mac book is heated so much there could be duplicate fonts in font book . please just verify it a very simple method is there .

    Open font book via spotlight . select the first option all fonts using key board short cut command + A .

    Then , go to top menu bar > file > click on validate fonts .it will start validating fonts and in the end ,

    if any duplicate fonts are to be found with yellow color exclamation mark in front of them , please remove them .

    Then, go to font preferences and enable the two options resolve duplicates by moving to the trash ,automatic font activation .

    Duplicate fonts is one of the reason that system is heated up .

    Please try this , hope so it might help you .

  • by Sarlas,

    Sarlas Sarlas Jun 11, 2016 1:33 AM in response to appreciate
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    Jun 11, 2016 1:33 AM in response to appreciate

    Thanks for your inputs. I have validated the duplication of fonts, there's nothing found in duplication!

  • by Sarlas,

    Sarlas Sarlas Jun 11, 2016 1:36 AM in response to mende1
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    Jun 11, 2016 1:36 AM in response to mende1

    If 55 degrees is the working temperature for Mac, then why the bottom of my MacBook pro is heated like a hot rod from Bottom. I could not place it anymore on my lap and have to place away from me; its heated so much!

  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Jun 11, 2016 1:40 AM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 11, 2016 1:40 AM in response to Sarlas

    Sarlas wrote:

     

    If 55 degrees is the working temperature for Mac, then why the bottom of my MacBook pro is heated like a hot rod from Bottom. I could not place it anymore on my lap and have to place away from me; its heated so much!

     

    Because your MacBook Pro is made of aluminum, and aluminum gets hot when you are using the Mac. The same applies to any aluminum-made Apple computer, like the iMac, which also gets very hot at the top after some minutes. This is also the reason why you shouldn't place your Mac on your lap

  • by appreciate,

    appreciate Jun 11, 2016 1:58 AM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 11, 2016 1:58 AM in response to Sarlas
    1. Set up your notebook on a stable work surface that allows for adequate air circulation under and around the computer. Do not operate your notebook on a pillow or other soft material, as the material can block the airflow vents. Never place anything over the keyboard when operating the computer. Never push objects into the ventilation openings.
    2. The bottom of your Mac notebook may become very warm during normal use. If your notebook is on your lap and gets uncomfortably warm, move it to a stable work surface that allows for good ventilation.
  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jun 11, 2016 3:48 AM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 11, 2016 3:48 AM in response to Sarlas

    The highest temperatures generated in a MBP will be the CPU/GPU.  Temperatures in all other areas of the computer will be lower.  55°c CPU temperature is well within operating norms.  Also be advised that there are thermal shutdown provisions that will prevent the MBP committing Hari Kari.  When using resource intensive applications, temperature can escalate to the mid 90°c range and that for those conditions is also 'normal'.  Thermal shutdown will occur at about 105°c.

     

    As mende1 indicates, your MBP does not have any heating issue.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Sarlas,

    Sarlas Sarlas Jun 12, 2016 12:05 AM in response to mende1
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    Jun 12, 2016 12:05 AM in response to mende1

    A Laptop is supposed to place on Lap 90 % of its time of usage. What a great Laptop is this which should not be placed on Lap! I wonder!

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jun 12, 2016 3:10 AM in response to Sarlas
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    Jun 12, 2016 3:10 AM in response to Sarlas

    Sarlas wrote:

     

    A Laptop is supposed to place on Lap 90 % of its time of usage. What a great Laptop is this which should not be placed on Lap! I wonder!

    This may seem like an exercise in semantics, but no where has ever Apple referred to its MBPs as laptops, but rather as 'notebooks'.  This is the guidance that Apple offers for MBPs:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640

     

    Note that if the MBP gets too hot on your lap, move it to a flat surface.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Sarlas,

    Sarlas Sarlas Jul 4, 2016 9:15 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Jul 4, 2016 9:15 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Is this normal, MBP internal temperature measured with iStat, running on an Average Temperature of 50-60 degrees C in summers?