MP 7,1 2019 Mac Pro noise?

[yellow_lupine]

Hello everyone,

thinking on upgrading my i9 2019 iMac with a new Mac Pro for audio production (16-core, 192 GB RAM and 5500X GPU).
What can you tell me about the potential fan noise?

These are the measurement I took with my current iMac sitting at the desk:

• idle (fan at 1200 rpm): 26 dBA
• mid load (fan at 1800 rpm): 30 dBA
• max load (fan at 3000 rpm): 42 dBA

Could you please take some measurement of your Mac Pro noise?
I am planning on putting it on the floor next to my desk, at about 20cm from where I sit.

Thanks in advance

 

[OkiRun]

I posted my results in Feb 2020 on this thread ~

MP 7,1 The new Mac Pro is not that quiet?

 

[Average Pro]

What distance did you take your measurements from the iMac?

 

[fireedo]

I have made a video about my Mac Pro 7,1
It's very quiet and my fan(s) speed when idle never exceed 500-600 rpm

tested while running full load cinebench20

so if you plan to put on the floor I think you will never hear anything from your Mac Pro

 

[yellow_lupine]

What distance did you take your measurements from the iMac?

About 18"

 

[OkiRun]

Editor says doesn't hear any fan noise. Note placement of computer to desk and chair and head of the editor if in the chair.

 

[DFP1989]

With my MP next to my leg on the floor, I can’t hear it at all, and that’s with both my W5700X and Gigabyte 5700XT OC maxed out rendering from Davinci Resolve.

In the six weeks I’ve had it, I’ve never heard it make noise.

 

[R3k]

I work in audio, its incredibly quiet even under load. I don't hear it all all under my desk in my acoustically treated room.

 

[TrevorR90]

I don't have tools to measure db but I can say for certain that the Mac Pro is really really quiet. Even under loads.

Last night I was on my mac pro, I was able to hear my cats footsteps on the hardwood floor while on my mac pro!

 

[flowrider]

I posted my results in Feb 2020 on this thread ~

MP 7,1 The new Mac Pro is not that quiet?

And here's the link:

The new Mac Pro is not that quiet?

So, I just received my 2019 Mac Pro. It is meant for studio use, and so needs to be really really quiet. Because of all the positivity regarding the sound levels of this machine, I have been really surprised because it is easily noticeable in a quiet room (a studio). My old computer, which uses...

forums.macrumors.com

Lou

 

[Average Pro]

Asking if something is /not loud is like asking if something is /not spicy. The answer depends on several factors including age. Fortunately you can now get a decibel meter app for your smart phone. This way, when someone says it's loud or quiet, they can include the dB.

 

[yellow_lupine]

Asking if something is /not loud is like asking if something is /not spicy. The answer depends on several factors including age. Fortunately you can now get a decibel meter app for your smart phone. This way, when someone says it's loud or quiet, they can include the dB.

That's why I asked for the dBA measurement

 

[R3k]

That's why I asked for the dBA measurement

Ok. Im currently on a job in a non acoustically isolated room. Ambient sound in the room around 30DbA. Holding my phone up to the front grill of the MP at idle or "medium load", that value doesn't change. Its quieter than that.