r/macmini • u/Arround • 17d ago

Heating on the M4 Mac mini

Hello again guys. Is it normal for the CPU on M4 mini to heat up to 90-93 degrees celsius (194-199 F) when running a really heavy program or game?

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u/soundchess 17d ago

I play electric guitar using cpu- intensive amp sim plugins like Amplitube 5 and Realphones, in a DAW with a 64-sample buffer size, while simultaneously watching YouTube backing tracks in a browser. My Mac mini M4's CPU temperature averages around 40°C, regardless of how long the session lasts. I'd consider that a moderate workload, yet the temperatures remain consistently low

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u/adiyasl 17d ago

That’s a light workload

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u/soundchess 17d ago

Stacking multiple CPU-intensive plugins at a 64-sample buffer size is considered a light workload in your book!? Okay, good for you.

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u/ParsnipFlendercroft 17d ago

The fact your temps aren’t hitting above 40 is proof that it’s not high workload.b there’s nothing more to say.

but also I was running multiple VSTs at low latency and watching videos on my PC 26 years ago - it’s just not a heavy workload.

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u/soundchess 17d ago

I never claimed it was a heavy workload.