Is high CPU dangerous???

[tmanto02]

Hi guys,

Is it dangerous to run my macbook pro at very high CPU for a few hours?

I use a DJ application called Serato that needs to analyse my iTunes library first before I can use it. This process can take a long time if you have a large music library. I noticed that when I was analysing songs, Serato was using 180% CPU so I stopped it immediately. I contacted Serato and they said this was perfectly normal when analysing songs.

Is this safe???

 

[negativzero]

Yup, nothing to worry about. I sometimes encode videos for hours on end, no issues.

 

[ThunderSnake]

Is that from Activity Monitor? I understand how 180% might seem startling, thinking that 100% is the maximum normal operating limit, but it's fine. If you want a number that makes more sense in this way, download MenuMeters and check the option to "show average for multiple processors as single display." This will give you an actual 0 to 100% reading averaged across cores.

 

[throAU]

Lol, i transcode stuff on my MBP, and it runs up to 790% (8 virtual cores) under handbrake for half-hour at a time, just fine.


The machine is made to be able to run like that, don't worry about it.

 

[GuitarG20]

my machine runs up to 800% since there are 8 virtual cores... it all depends on how many cores you have.

 

[PAPO]

if you're worried download SMC fan control then set your fans a little higher than they want to run when under load, it's also good for when you have the MBP on your lap so you don't roast you balls off

 

[Mac2012]

It will burn it up... too bad, you'll have a broke computer due to pirated music libraries...

 

[tmanto02]

It will burn it up... too bad, you'll have a broke computer due to pirated music libraries...

I asked for advice not your opinion on piracy

And thankyou to everyone else for all your useful info!

 

[dusk007]

OSX way of reporting CPU load is just ridiculous.

 

[Mac2012]

I asked for advice not your opinion on piracy

And thankyou to everyone else for all your useful info!

I was making a joke! Try rendering some 3D... if that won't tax a box nothing will! But I'd be careful of pirated music, some music can have imbedded tags in it to make your CPU burn up...