New Macbook Pro 16 inch Overheating

I feel sorry for many people they has purchased the MacBook Pro 16 inch 2019 this laptop came with a lot of issue, lots of problems, apple show return people money.

I think Apple should address this problem by changing the main board to everyone who’s own a 16” MBP 2019.

The fact is that the temperature is 65°c with no apps running, by just connecting to an external monitor, this is when cpu is at 7%, and the whether temperature is 24°c. I'm wondering what will happen if I use it in a hotter environment and when there is good enough load on the system.

It may throttle, it may handle the load just fine.

But the CPU being at 65ºC is no big deal by itself.

If you look up how Turbo Boost works on Intel, it purposefully drives the chip at a high clock speed until it gets too hot, then backs it down to the rated speed and below.

After spending quite a lot on the 16” last December, I had to work without a second monitor this entire year while working from home during this epidemic...

I was hoping for a software update to fix this issue but it looks like that is not going to happen now that they have released their latest Apple silicone chip Macs with Intel in the backseat...

I hope they offer something for us MBP 16” owners to be able to overcome this thermal issue and actually be able to use a second display with the laptop as it was originally advertised to be able to do without any problem since it has a “bigger thermal system with bigger fans”...

Looks like reaching out to apple for a fix did not help for those who swapped their boards so Apple really needs to ideally provide the owners with a better solution after they put some thought into it...

Hi William,

Please share with us what monitor you are using and the connection method as well that doesn't cause the excessive heating and full speed fan noise on your 16" MBP. Also, please share your 16" MBP model and basic configuration (CPU, RAM, GPU).

Thanks.

You need to look into your WindowServer executable and see what messages are related to this in your Console App. Try sorting by "error and faults" for both window server and all processes. This may give you a hint. The fact that your GPU is also using significant resources points to an issue with the display. Are you using an external monitor especially one on a 4k display?

Install Turbo Boost Switcher to allow the selective turning OFF of Turbo Boost, which is the main source of heat-spiking like you are seeing. The decrease in performance for most tasks is not noticeable.

JustDealWithIt and previous posters... I purchased a Mac16 inch in October/November of 2019 and ended up having similar issues that you have shared. I am NOT very knowledgeable with hardware but the reality was the laptop became so heated that it was almost a safety concern because of possible burns to my legs. Apple Support tried to help - Multiple techs had me do different things - had me take it to a repair center, sent it in and major components were replaced, but the issue continued. I included pictures of a temperature sensor that displayed the current temp on the outside of the computer... as you shared - or someone else shared, the keyboard - particularly the upper two rows became too hot to use. They finally replaced it this last fall. It is still a 16 inch Mac but it has not had the heating up issues that my original had. I know this is not an answer to your situation - just sharing my experience.

So replacing it completely with a new model did fix the issue? I was under the impression that this was just how they all ran? Given how come a problem is maybe apple should issue a recall on this? How did you get it replaced?

So far the replacement MacBook Pro has not had the same heating issues that my original did. I am a longtime Apple product user, but for the first time ever I did not purchase the Apple supplemental warranty* - so to be honest I was more diligent about communicating and paying attention to what was happening. I just kept calling, and communicating.

** I didn't add on the warranty at purchase - thought I would add it later and then just forgot. I won't do that again...

At or about 100 degrees C (212 F) is a symptom of a serious Hardware problem. You should have your computer checked as soon as possible.

Your Mac is at risk of doing an uncontrolled power-down to save itself from runaway heat.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250878229

I'm running Gephi with about 1000 nodes and 4000 edges and this is the result.

When vill Apple do something about this issue?

Hi,

Am having the same problem regardless to wether the laptop is plugged or not.

i will try this. however i noticed the temperature takes a spike when using terminal. i have used massive cpu hungry apps but the temperature dis nkt spike