I'm concerned abut my PCIe SSD's and their heat readings (and thus, lifespan/performance?).
Some low numbers here in just 7 months of use.
You can see all the salient data from the screen shots. Should I crank up the
fan speed? Any advice is appreciated!
here is what the bar graph is supposed to show below:
Even the cool Mac HD original shows a lousy T° line:
Are those temps in F or C?
Many modern SSD drives contain self-throttling circuits that slow down the effective throughput when the chip gets too hot. That is why modern SSDs tend to have integrated (or applied) heatsinks.
Your Mac can run all day every day at 60 degrees C without any issues whatsovever. When it approaches 100 degrees C, the fans will already be at maximum and you may experience an uncontrolled power off to save itself.
The fans speeds are set to LOWER levels several time a second by the System Management Controller or its successor in the T2 chip. If they do not get set lower, they will revert to Maximum within a few seconds (Fail Safe).
You are worrying about this for nothing. The computer is very capable of taking care of itself. We expect YOU to be doing great things with these great tools, not fretting about things the computer already has well under control.
Thanks Grant!
all F°
Well, I dont want to get to slow-down-throttle behavior.
Nor do I want these lovely expensive SSD's to die any
earlier than they have to. Yes my SSD's have the applied
heat sinks., Maybe the internal Mac temps sensor are
only focused on the Mac HD and none of the PCIe SSD's?
Maybe run fans higher during intense processing sessions?
So why are these SSD's so hot even at rest, in the middle of the night?
well yes F°, but why so hot at sleep??
<<Maybe run fans higher during intense processing sessions?>>
Yes, it will do that automatically, if needed. The SSD temps are taken into account. Otherwise the trade press would roast them alive for allowing unexpected slowdowns.
Convention around the world has been to use degrees C last the standard in reporting these temperatures.
If your are degrees C, YIPES, that is hot. If those are degrees, F, ho hum. Components in your Mac can run all day every day at 60 degrees C (140 F) with impunity.
Sleep is ready to serve you at a moment's notice.
Do not confuse it with OFF.
Mac Gurus: concerned abut my PCIe SSD's and their heat readings MacPro 2019
