I use my m1 macbook air to run production apps but ive notices that the temp of itis at 154*F when just browsing the internet and playing youtube with maybe discord in the background running. i feel areas getting warm and im wondering if its bad that when im just doing light things its at 150*F. Below is a screenshot showing a little of whats using 50% cpu and temp sensors.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.1
From your images, while the overall CPU usage is only 50%, the CPU indicator is showing all four efficiency cores spinning up to approx. 80% (the 4 left bars). This can explain the heating of the efficiency cores and some of that heat will spread to other items.
One item missing in your charts is disk activity. The temp of the SSD indicates there is also a fair amount disk access taking place.
Also, the battery is also charging and that is adding heat to the unit.
Let the batteries charge full overnight and use the Mac as you did when you took the measurements and see if there is a difference. Another thing, disconnect the charger, let the Mac cool down then run on battery to see what temps you get.
Also, present the data @John Galt requested as well.
With that said, I would not worry about the temps unless they get up above 185-190F for a sustained period.
BTW, do you have a plastic shell on the MacBook Air or some other type of covering? If you do, remove it and things will run much cooler since plastic is a good heat insulator and putting one on a laptop is like putting a winter coat on while working in an office or home at 75F.
From your images, while the overall CPU usage is only 50%, the CPU indicator is showing all four efficiency cores spinning up to approx. 80% (the 4 left bars). This can explain the heating of the efficiency cores and some of that heat will spread to other items.
One item missing in your charts is disk activity. The temp of the SSD indicates there is also a fair amount disk access taking place.
Also, the battery is also charging and that is adding heat to the unit.
Let the batteries charge full overnight and use the Mac as you did when you took the measurements and see if there is a difference. Another thing, disconnect the charger, let the Mac cool down then run on battery to see what temps you get.
Also, present the data @John Galt requested as well.
With that said, I would not worry about the temps unless they get up above 185-190F for a sustained period.
BTW, do you have a plastic shell on the MacBook Air or some other type of covering? If you do, remove it and things will run much cooler since plastic is a good heat insulator and putting one on a laptop is like putting a winter coat on while working in an office or home at 75F.
I'd use Activity Monitor. Post a screenshot of it if you wish. To show the most relevant information sort by %CPU in descending order, and select View > Active Processes.
Those temperatures are well within normal parameters.
What about the cpu info?
I dont have any shell of covering on and when im in school and the computer is not charging it sometimes rises up to 140*F. Here are the SSD or HD info.
Temperature of m1 macbook air 16gb
