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T450s vs macbook pro - thermal efficiency

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T450s vs macbook pro - thermal efficiency

#1 Post by gianry » Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:59 am

I've still experiencing a bad thermal efficiency with lenovo T450s laptop.
I've a macbook pro with i7 cpu too. I've isntalled a cpu temperature monitor on it.
With the same laptop usage there is a huge cpu temp difference.
On lenovo cpu temp is on 50 celsius degrees while on macbook is 37 celsius degrees.

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#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:03 am

When was the last time fan was cleaned and thermal paste was refreshed, and with what brand?
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#3 Post by gianry » Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:59 am

if you rememebr I've replied you about thermal paste in another thread. I changed it some days ago with arctic MX4 , maximum cpu temp has decresed by 10 degrees .
In any case I changed the energy saving settings in the max cpu clock (75%). I dont know why cpu utilization goes to high percentage with simply web browser usage.
I tried to scan wit kaspersky av, observed tasks, and so on... nothing of strange.

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#4 Post by dr_st » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:11 am

Not all i7 CPUs are equal in terms of heat and thermal efficiency.

Optimization on chipset, BIOS and OS level can sometimes make a big difference.

Full load temperature matter more than idle temperatures.
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#5 Post by gianry » Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:32 pm

This morning tried to check the Mac cpu temp at full load ( some minutes video rendering ) the cpu temp reached only 68c

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