what is the average speed for a macbook pro? My fan speed is currently about 2000 rpm and all my temperatures about 30 degrees celcius. Is this normal for an idle macbook pro. I also downloaded smc fan control but it Would not work. My laptop is a little warm and I wanted to raise the fan temperature to cool it but it would not rise?
MacBook Pro
A Mac has got a fan speed between 1000 and 1200 rpm depending on the part. The MacBook Pro with Retina display is a bit different because it has got a slightly higher fan speed because of the less space available inside that MacBook. As I told you, 2000 rpm aren't normal
What you are reporting is normal and expected. The fan speed will range from a low of 2000 rpm to about 6200 rpm dependent upon the heat being generated in the MBP. You have no cause for alarm. Understand that the aluminum case is part of the heat dissipation system and will become warm which is good.
I personally do not think that any fan control software is needed. I have faith in the Apple engineers that designed the MBP cooling system.
Heat within the MBP will range from the high 30's° c to about 105° c when thermal shutdown will occur. When performing lightweight activity such as word processing and Internet browsing, one may expect temperatures in the 40* - 50* c range. If one is engaged in games, using Skype or other heavy weight applications, temperatures in the 90* c range are common. Fan speeds naturally will increase in those conditions.
This is an image of my MBP iStat pro as I write this response:
Ciao.
mende1, greetings;
mende1 wrote:
As I told you, 2000 rpm aren't normal
A non-retina unibody MBP fan will have a minimum speed of 2000 rpm. This iStat pro image is from my 2010 MBP. Likewise my 2011 MBP has the same speed. Older non unibody MBPs had a minimum fan speed of 1000 rpm.
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Thankyou so much ogelthorpe, I was a little worried because of the way mende was speaking although I was sure it was normal. The iStat above is almost exactly what mine looks like now, I suppose this means I have ironed the bugs out of my laptop.
Fan speed
