2019 13" intel Mac Heating issue

[savingsomemoney]

Gang,

I would appreciate your help here since I've exhausted all my options.

My 2019 13-inch intel Macbook Pro overheats, even when no apps are open.
- Checked activity monitor and ensured background apps and start-up/Login items are controlled.
- Formatted the laptop. Reset SMC and NVRAM.
- Cleaned the laptop and used compressed air (from a safe distance).

I can't believe I paid $2200 for something that is giving me so much trouble in less than 3 years.

Is there something I could do? Or in some order? Please help.

 

[chabig]

My 2019 13-inch intel Macbook Pro overheats…

…and what? Shuts down? Stops working? Crashes? Melts?

To help you we need to know what happens.

 

[savingsomemoney]

…and what? Shuts down? Stops working? Crashes? Melts?

To help you we need to know what happens.

None of it. but you can feel the extreme heat when typing. And forget using it on your laptop, gets superhot.

 

[jakeuten]

Out of curiosity do you have the 2 TB3 or 4 TB3 port model? I believe the 2 port models have a 15W TDP CPU whereas the 4 port ones are 28W, which could cause some discrepancies in heat. A friend of mine has been complaining to me a lot about this issue on his 2 port 2019 Intel 13" Pro, so I sent this post to him thinking it was he who had posted it. On my 4 port 2020 Intel model I can have some issues with heat but definitely nothing like what you're describing.

 

[chabig]

Unfortunately that sounds like normal for the Intel MacBooks. My 4 TB port machine could not sit on my lap without something between my legs and the computer.

 

[savingsomemoney]

Out of curiosity do you have the 2 TB3 or 4 TB3 port model? I believe the 2 port models have a 15W TDP CPU whereas the 4 port ones are 28W, which could cause some discrepancies in heat. A friend of mine has been complaining to me a lot about this issue on his 2 port 2019 Intel 13" Pro, so I sent this post to him thinking it was he who had posted it. On my 4 port 2020 Intel model I can have some issues with heat but definitely nothing like what you're describing.

4 port i5 8GB.