Q: Frequent Kernel Panics on Macbook Pro Retina 15" late 2013

Since a few weeks my Macbook Pro is suffering from frequent kernel panics. The logic board has already been replaced by the Apple but the panics keep occurring.

Machine specs: Macbook Pro retina 15" late 2013, 2.6Ghz Core I7, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD. This is the model with the discrete Nvidia graphics card.

Already tried, clean install from usb, internet recovery, reset of SMC, PRAM, the machine passes the build in diagnostics and the Apple Store diagnostics.

The following panics occur without specific action from my part so they can happen when the Macbook is idle or when in use. There is no other software installed in the machine than OS X Yosemite and the latest updates.

Every kernel panic (currently 12 in the last 5 hours) show the latest loaded Kext, AppleHWSensor and latest unloaded Kext AppleFileSystemDriver which seems like more than a coincidence.

Hopefully someone can point me in the direction of cause of the problem.

Anonymous UUID:       520FBDBE-27D4-C829-C678-B83F981E20E0

Thu Jan 22 11:13:09 2015

*** Panic Report ***

Machine-check capabilities: 0x0000000000000c0a

family: 6 model: 70 stepping: 1 microcode: 15

signature: 0x40661

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz

10 error-reporting banks

Processor 0: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 1: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 2: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 3: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 4: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 5: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 6: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

Processor 7: IA32_MCG_STATUS: 0x0000000000000005

IA32_MC9_STATUS(0x425): 0xfe4000c00002011b

IA32_MC9_ADDR(0x426):   0x037205800007db26

IA32_MC9_MISC(0x427):   0x00000003085581c0

panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff801781f12a): "Machine Check at 0xffffff801783af57, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00007f800b060400, CR3: 0x000000001a904000, CR4: 0x00000000001626e0\n" "RAX: 0x0000000000000033, RBX: 0x07ffffffff85f496, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x0000000000000000\n" "RSP: 0xffffff82030d3ee0, RBP: 0xffffff82030d3f20, RSI: 0xffffff8017ee8c40, RDI: 0xffffff8017e29d60\n" "R8:  0x0000000100000000, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000003, R11: 0x0000000000000200\n" "R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff8017ee9640, R14: 0x00000000000009c0, R15: 0x0000000000000033\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000000046, RIP: 0xffffff801783af57, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.1.97/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c:1 68

Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff81f7545e90 : 0xffffff801773a811

0xffffff81f7545f10 : 0xffffff801781f12a

0xffffff81f7546070 : 0xffffff801783acef

0xffffff82030d3f20 : 0xffffff80178202ae

0xffffff82030d3f40 : 0xffffff80177514bb

0xffffff82030d3f90 : 0xffffff8017751970

0xffffff82030d3fb0 : 0xffffff80178192c7

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

14B25

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61

Kernel slide:     0x0000000017400000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8017600000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8017500000

System model name: MacBookPro11,3 (Mac-2BD1B31983FE1663)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 5128992840770

last loaded kext at 4411235159: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f99d14000, size 36864)

last unloaded kext at 85121680121: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f99ff7000, size 8192)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.0d1

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.37

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.7.7

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 267.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1

com.apple.GeForce 10.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.7.21

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.10

com.apple.driver.AppleCameraInterface 5.23.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD5000Graphics 10.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul 10.0.0

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 35

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.1

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.5

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.7

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 901.19.10

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 705.4.14

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 267.0

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 200.6

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 10.0.0

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 10.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 267.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 267.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.7.21

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.7.21

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 156.4

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.7.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 245.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9

com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 471

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.0.6

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.0.6

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 3.1.7

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 4.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 700.52

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 705.4.14

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2

com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5

com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 389.1

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 3.1

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

com.apple.kec.pthread 1