I have a MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2019, 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9, Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB, 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4, Mac Ventura 13.5.
The fan starts working quite soon after I start using it and the MacBook Pro seems to overheat almost immediately.
Is this normal or is there something I should be looking at?
MacBook Pro 16″
As @ku4hx mentions, this laptop runs hot...you do have an i9 CPU which runs extremely hot....much hotter than an i7. I don't think Apple should ever have used an i9 CPU in this laptop since an i7 runs hot enough as it is.
Netflix can easily heat up a laptop since it will be using the CPU & GPU to stream HD content.
Make sure you are not running any anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, or third party security software since they are not needed on a Mac and usually causes more problems than they solve. Plus these types of apps tend to cause a computer to work harder which make it run hotter because these types of apps interfere with the normal operation of macOS.
You can run the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected.
You can also try booting the laptop into Safe Mode to see how the laptop performs. If the laptop performs better while booted into Safe Mode, then it most likely means you have some third party software installed which is causing the problem. The most likely culprits are the ones I mentioned previously. You can always run EtreCheck and post the report here so we can examine it for clues...just make sure to use the laptop normally and wait until you experience the issue before running EtreCheck so the report may have a clue show up in the performance metrics section of the report.
Make sure to disconnect all external devices in case one of them is causing a problem.
You can try an SMC Reset and PRAM Reset (the PRAM Reset is unlikely to do anything for this issue).
As @ku4hx mentions, this laptop runs hot...you do have an i9 CPU which runs extremely hot....much hotter than an i7. I don't think Apple should ever have used an i9 CPU in this laptop since an i7 runs hot enough as it is.
Netflix can easily heat up a laptop since it will be using the CPU & GPU to stream HD content.
Make sure you are not running any anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, or third party security software since they are not needed on a Mac and usually causes more problems than they solve. Plus these types of apps tend to cause a computer to work harder which make it run hotter because these types of apps interfere with the normal operation of macOS.
You can run the Apple Diagnostics to see if any hardware issues are detected.
You can also try booting the laptop into Safe Mode to see how the laptop performs. If the laptop performs better while booted into Safe Mode, then it most likely means you have some third party software installed which is causing the problem. The most likely culprits are the ones I mentioned previously. You can always run EtreCheck and post the report here so we can examine it for clues...just make sure to use the laptop normally and wait until you experience the issue before running EtreCheck so the report may have a clue show up in the performance metrics section of the report.
Make sure to disconnect all external devices in case one of them is causing a problem.
You can try an SMC Reset and PRAM Reset (the PRAM Reset is unlikely to do anything for this issue).
The Apple Silicon Macs generally tend to run cooler for most tasks. The Apple Silicon Macs have a multiple "efficiency" cores which use less power and are used for simpler tasks. On an Intel Mac just moving the pointer can cause the CPU to spike to 60C, that is why it is not unusual for Intel Macs to generally have their temps at 60C to 95C for various workloads. Even the Apple Silicon Macs high "performance" cores tend to use less energy which helps the laptops to run cooler even under heavy load.
The fan runs all the time. Is it running so fast it's noisy? If so, that may just be a reaction to heavy or long running tasks. What are you doing with the Mac when this happens?
Hi there, There is no application you can pinpoint the over heating to. Sometimes it happens when I watch Netflix, sometimes during regular work. Sometimes it starts very soon after I start working, other times it takes a long time. But when the fan starts going and making noise, the heat coming out of the back is really quite strong. Lately it takes less and less time for the computer to heat up.
Thank you very much for your reply, it is very useful. I will do what you suggest.
Are the new MacBooks better in this sense?
MacBook Pro over heating
