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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Heat issues, Dual Core Vs. i5/7
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<blockquote data-quote="mobproctor" data-source="post: 1064513" data-attributes="member: 153752"><p>Actually, the i5/i7 will be less likely to have heat issues than the previous Core 2 Duos. The i5/i7 have thermal monitoring technologies where as the Core 2 Duos do not. That is why the i5/i7 spend most of their time in idle mode to protect from overheating and reduce power dissipation. Both the i5/i7 and Core 2 Duos have the max thermal design power of 35 watts meaning they can all dissipate up to 35 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction temperature for the chip. The fact that the MBPs get as hot as they do is primarily due to default fan speed being set too low. Since Apple is so obsessed with battery efficiency, fastest fan speed means more power consumption.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mobproctor, post: 1064513, member: 153752"] Actually, the i5/i7 will be less likely to have heat issues than the previous Core 2 Duos. The i5/i7 have thermal monitoring technologies where as the Core 2 Duos do not. That is why the i5/i7 spend most of their time in idle mode to protect from overheating and reduce power dissipation. Both the i5/i7 and Core 2 Duos have the max thermal design power of 35 watts meaning they can all dissipate up to 35 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction temperature for the chip. The fact that the MBPs get as hot as they do is primarily due to default fan speed being set too low. Since Apple is so obsessed with battery efficiency, fastest fan speed means more power consumption. [/QUOTE]
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