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Redaouaouinex

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Hello , i want to buy the base model macbook pro 2018 2.2ghz i7 , i want to know is the heat problem still there ? Or there is a fix ? All my work is 4k video editing and internet surfing .
 

robvas

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Apple did an update a long time ago that fixed the throttling...but it's still not going to cool enough to let the CPU run at the speed it would in a full-size gaming laptop
 

Redaouaouinex

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Feb 10, 2020
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Apple did an update a long time ago that fixed the throttling...but it's still not going to cool enough to let the CPU run at the speed it would in a full-size gaming laptop
So for a 4k video editing , what is the max temp the cpu can be ?
 

matram

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Sep 18, 2011
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Apple run their system with a thermal limit of 100C, once reached the system will throttle.

It would be more meaningful to ask what performace you get out, checking benchmarks would be a good start.

The thermal design of the 2016 - 2018 is the same. You will have to go to the 16” for an improved thermal design.
 

leman

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Oct 14, 2008
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Depends on what you mean with “heat problem”. It is a thin and light laptop that packs rather powerful hardware, so it will obviously run rather hot under heavy load.
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So for a 4k video editing , what is the max temp the cpu can be ?

100C under heavy load, as by the machines design and spec. No idea whether 4K editing will get you to this limit but I routinely see these temps running statistical simulations.
 
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