This M1 is insanely good at staying cool. Meanwhile my Intel 16" ramps up its fans from just web browsing. The fan barely ever comes on and I've never had it at 100% RPM even when video rendering.
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What does it take to make the M1 Pro's fans come on full blast?
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lJoSquaredl
macrumors 6502a
Well I edit video too and that makes me think I only need the Air😛 I think I saw someone get the fans on when using OBS to live stream while playing WoW at higher settings. It seems to take a lot of effort. (I'd imagine Blender or apps like that would love a fan too)
dmccloud
macrumors 68040
While I haven't tried using OBS while playing, I have run both WoW and Diablo III (not yet optimized for the M1) at max resolution and settings, and I still haven't gotten the fans to turn on audibly, let alone at max. It's strange after so many years of hearing fans on both Mac and Windows machines to run one this hard and never hear the fans.
Quackers
macrumors 68000
Apparently it takes 106 tracks played simultaneously in music-prod 🙂
https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-m1-13-inch-macbook-pro
While strangely, it takes the Air 110 tracks to bug out.
https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-m1-13-inch-macbook-pro
While strangely, it takes the Air 110 tracks to bug out.
moldy lunchbox
macrumors 6502a
Nope.
Btw, I've never heard the fan turn on, not even once. I've had the M1 for almost a month.
I am wondering if there ever was a fan in these M1's? I open several different browser, play youtube, run citrix apps and havent heard a fan.
Anonymous Freak
macrumors 603
Nothing. No amount of benchmarking causes the Pro's fans to go to max. They'll turn on, for sure, but never to anything close to the speed the Intel 13" Pros reach.
My M1 Mac mini, running 100% CPU for now multiple weeks, is completely inaudible. My 2012 Intel Mac mini, running near zero "active" software, runs louder. (It's a Plex server, and Plex server idle runs hotter than the M1 at full load.)
My M1 Mac mini, running 100% CPU for now multiple weeks, is completely inaudible. My 2012 Intel Mac mini, running near zero "active" software, runs louder. (It's a Plex server, and Plex server idle runs hotter than the M1 at full load.)
Same here on my Old mid 2015... A browser with several tabs gets the fans going. If I watch youtube, I have to increase the vol, else I will be hearing the stupid fan.