how hot do your 16 inch matchbook pros run under light load?

[Eee1111]

curious because mine is like 110F just browsing the web

 

[velocityg4]

110F is nothing to a computer. That's only 43C. 30-40C is about normal for a computer when idle. With a light load. That isn't out of the norm. Browsing the web is also subjective. Some pages are loaded with scrips which can increase load. There's also multiple tabs being open. Which can affect load.

 

[robvas]

50-60c

 

[jerryk]

Warm for a 16" MBP is over 80-85C say 170F. As needed, thermal management will kick in to keep the chip under 100C (212F).

 

[chrono1081]

curious because mine is like 110F just browsing the web

That's a completely normal temp. Web isn't nearly as light as it used to be, web devs cram all kinds of system taxing garbage into web pages these days.

 

[jaduffy007]

curious because mine is like 110F just browsing the web

I would suggest confirming you're in F vs C.

60-65C(!) is my general range. Certainly hotter than I would like as it's a little uncomfortable on my lap. I use a 3rd party app, TG Pro...to manually boost the fans when on my lap to make it comfortable.

Connect an external monitor...and things change dramatically...even at idle without any apps running. Much hotter, fans noise that is problematic for many tasks, etc, etc. I cannot wait to dump this machine for an ARM based machine.

 

[jaduffy007]

110F is nothing to a computer. That's only 43C. 30-40C is about normal for a computer when idle. With a light load. That isn't out of the norm. Browsing the web is also subjective. Some pages are loaded with scrips which can increase load. There's also multiple tabs being open. Which can affect load.

"30-40C is about normal for a computer when idle." ... I agree. Unfortunately I NEVER experience that with my 16".

 

[Grohowiak]

Watching udemy on safari + xcode open in laptop mode I'm at about 40 - 50 Celsius.