Macbook Pro 16" Overheating

      Download EtreCheck: https://etrecheck.com/  and post the report here.

      Click, “Free Download” button and then  “Click to download” button,

      open Downloads folder, click on it to open, and then select ”Open”.

      “Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.

      Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar and select “Copy report”.

      Click the “Page” button in the toolbar at the bottom of this page and paste it when you reply.

      Note: This is a diagnostic test. 

Please attach an Etrechek report so we can see what's going on with your machine. It doesn't sound right that your MBP is running so hot as you describe for general work.

Also as you have TGPro, would be helpful if you include temperatures at idle, and when you're using it during those very hot times.

Keep us posted.

From the report:

"    Heavy RAM usage - Apps are using a large amount of RAM.

    Runaway user process - A user process is using a large percentage of your CPU."

I would check Activity Monitor to find the app.

• User: The percentage of CPU capability that’s being used by apps you opened, or by the processes opened by those apps.

https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/view-cpu-activity-actmntr43452/mac

You may be able to quit that process/App

https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/quit-a-process-actmntr1002/mac

1. Reset  SMC:   How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support   Choose the appropriate method.

    Quote:

    Resetting the system management controller (SMC) can resolve certain issues related to power, battery, fans,

    and other features.

2. Contact Apple.

    If step posted above doesn't help,

    click inside the box to choose an option.

    https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0245&symptom_id=23362

The Activity Monitor can help manage applications and processes that

would be contributory to this symptom; items you know are incorrect

can be Quit within A.M. Also options there, include Force Quit.

• Activity Monitor User Guide [ Table of Contents ] - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/toc

A temperature monitor and fan control that runs free, can be helpful.

The one I've had and learned how to use; it has evolved & still works.

• Macs Fan Control | https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control

• Macs Fan Control | Download [for macOS & Windows/Boot Camp]

https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control/download

This download works; you can choose sensor locations or toggle it

off and on, etc from its controls. And discover 'custom' free settings.

Hmmm, I don't see an etrecheck report which may give us or you the clues needed to make progress.

OK.

If you don't mind all those symptoms telling you to try &

run your Mac cooler than you've kept it, that's OK by me.

These are tools to use whether (or not) your mac runs amok..

..knowledge can help troubleshoot ongoing run status issues.

When you've owned used and repaired/donated dozens of

macs for free; then you'd know and appreciate other ideas.

(I see no sign of a EtreCheck report. Or adware malware scan.)

Good luck.

And thank you for using Apple Support Communities!🌻

Have you used iStat recently? I stopped using it years ago for similar reasons, but then they made quite a few updates to it and I have it installed on my three Macs now. Support was stellar when I purchased my 2020 iMac and didn't quite work. They had an update a day or two after my concern so that was enough to get my business again.

Their notification panels and menubar are quite good, at least for me. I may not have 30+ years of Apple experience, but I've used Macs since 2006, and support Macs in our corporate offices so I've been around the block a few times too.

I use iStat Pro to monitor the temps/etc.. I think it was $20 and it's rock-solid, is supported, and I want to support developers that genuinely provide a good product that helps me. My 2-cents.

Posting the temperatures of what your MBP is running at gives us a baseline of how hot it's running.

There could be a myriad of reasons why your Mac is running hot. There may be processes running you're not aware of. There's simply not enough information from your description for us to assist. You may not have issues monitoring what's is running on your MBP, but we can't help if we can't see anything.

You could use a quality backup (sift through to dispose of chaff)

and totally erase/reinstall your Mac's OS. ~

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