MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issues, claims YouTuber

Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by rasz on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @09:51PM (#17555038)

Macs dont even start running fans until you hit >80C.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by lgvln on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:05PM (#17555088)

I think the correct terminology is “don’t start running the fans at high(audible) speeds till >80C.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by mustaflex on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:22PM (#17555153)

Apparently they don't start at all until 80C here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeh7ZJRhZU

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by tedmiston on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:09AM (#17555524)

Mine are running at 2k RPM ~40 C.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by sushid on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:12PM (#17555339)

Mine runs at >6k RPM after 50-something Celsius.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by saagarjha on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @03:19AM (#17556099)

It really depends on the model. My older MacBook Pros would idle at 2K RPM, while my new MacBook Pro can go all the way down to zero in the winter or with very few things open but generally stay at 1200 RPM during daily usage. All of these are silent, of course.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by rsynnott on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @07:23AM (#17557288)

Depends on the model. The MacBook Escape (non-touchbar Pro) doesn't run fans at all at low temperatures. I actually thought it was broken when I first got it, but it's intentional behaviour.

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