I can share with you my experience on the heating of the Mac mini M4 (base model) that I bought three months ago, that is to say just after its release.
Honestly after testing, this mini does not heat up too much; during intensive and somewhat professional tasks on the CPU such as video encoding, editing and photo editing I would say that it remains reasonable in terms of temperature, that is to say around 70º-80º.
I would say that it is mainly to the touch that we feel the heat, and this is probably due to the power supply placed at the top of the Mac mini. (And to the dissipation of heat through the aluminum body.)
A maximum of 98º was reached during a multi-core Cinnebench test. Nothing alarming, especially considering the MacBook Air M3 which manages to reach 110º with a less advanced cooling system than the mini.
In terms of games, for those who are interested, I noticed that it pushes the heat a little more if you run titles (especially those not optimized for Apple Silicon chips.
Concerning the fan noise (sorry for the critics) there is objectively NO noise. In any case for my personal use and for three months; and I can say that I threw some heavy stuff at it, anyway, to this little sandwich… Complete silence, including during the Cinnebench tests.
Overall, no notable problem encountered here on the heating for the new Mac mini. 👌
Honestly after testing, this mini does not heat up too much; during intensive and somewhat professional tasks on the CPU such as video encoding, editing and photo editing I would say that it remains reasonable in terms of temperature, that is to say around 70º-80º.
I would say that it is mainly to the touch that we feel the heat, and this is probably due to the power supply placed at the top of the Mac mini. (And to the dissipation of heat through the aluminum body.)
A maximum of 98º was reached during a multi-core Cinnebench test. Nothing alarming, especially considering the MacBook Air M3 which manages to reach 110º with a less advanced cooling system than the mini.
In terms of games, for those who are interested, I noticed that it pushes the heat a little more if you run titles (especially those not optimized for Apple Silicon chips.
Concerning the fan noise (sorry for the critics) there is objectively NO noise. In any case for my personal use and for three months; and I can say that I threw some heavy stuff at it, anyway, to this little sandwich… Complete silence, including during the Cinnebench tests.
Overall, no notable problem encountered here on the heating for the new Mac mini. 👌
