this is great news. I just got my M2 Max Mac Studio for Music Production and I doubt, that I will ever reach a point in my workflow where the fans need to kick in to the 1200rpm range. So it will stay silent. Awesome, thank you for testing.
Same here Mattias. Running Logic 10.8.1 on the M2Max and it is a cool and quiet machine. Coming from a mid-2010 MacPro upgraded to run Mojave where temps would hit >70C. And having the ability to use the latest Logic versions is so very sweet!
Hi @MatthiasKnorrMusic, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts since it’s been a year since your comment. Any updates on the noise (or lack thereof) would be appreciated.
I can hear 1300-1500 also whines, thanks for saving me from the nightmare I had to go with M1 studio, will stick with the macbook pro which is completely silent (no fans at all) 99% of time
My M1 Max 16inch Macbook doesn't spin the fan while only CPU under load (around 45~50w, whole machine) . While the GPU kicks in, the whole machine can reach 110w~133w power consumption, and it goes up to 5800rpm with crazy loud noise.
Mi base mac mini m2 is totally silence, I'd never heard it, I'm thinking jump to the the studio but I don't want any sound on my side. I'll wait for the M3.
Pretty surprising the fans speeds stay so low compared to to the temps - I've seen M2Pro/Max Macbook Pro stress tests hitting 100C temps on the chips with fans ramping up - and that's where they start to throttle. I guess those chonky heat sinks work!
A quiet or silent computer is my most important consideration so thanks for making this video.
Great video. I’m curious what you room temp was when you are running these tests?
this is great news. I just got my M2 Max Mac Studio for Music Production and I doubt, that I will ever reach a point in my workflow where the fans need to kick in to the 1200rpm range. So it will stay silent. Awesome, thank you for testing.
Same here Mattias. Running Logic 10.8.1 on the M2Max and it is a cool and quiet machine. Coming from a mid-2010 MacPro upgraded to run Mojave where temps would hit >70C. And having the ability to use the latest Logic versions is so very sweet!
32 Gb M2 (max.) Is that enough?
Hi @MatthiasKnorrMusic, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts since it’s been a year since your comment. Any updates on the noise (or lack thereof) would be appreciated.
Great Review. Thanks for putting the work in!
Great video. Thanks!
Awesome test! Thanks!
what is a not safe temp that i need to watch out for
I have a M2 Max Mac Studio and I really would trade 20 degrees for more power... It's crazy how much room was left...
I can hear 1300-1500 also whines, thanks for saving me from the nightmare I had to go with M1 studio, will stick with the macbook pro which is completely silent (no fans at all) 99% of time
My M1 Max 16inch Macbook doesn't spin the fan while only CPU under load (around 45~50w, whole machine) . While the GPU kicks in, the whole machine can reach 110w~133w power consumption, and it goes up to 5800rpm with crazy loud noise.
I'm going to wait for the M3 Studio.
wait for the M53 Studio in 50 years
Mi base mac mini m2 is totally silence, I'd never heard it, I'm thinking jump to the the studio but I don't want any sound on my side. I'll wait for the M3.
How many monitors are you driving with this and have you had any connection issues? There's a thread on this in macrumors.
Quite amazing to me the fan speed doesnt ramp up at all when CPU is 100% for over 40 minutes.
Thanks ! 😊
Pretty surprising the fans speeds stay so low compared to to the temps - I've seen M2Pro/Max Macbook Pro stress tests hitting 100C temps on the chips with fans ramping up - and that's where they start to throttle. I guess those chonky heat sinks work!
At my house,the Mac Studio is using CPU and GPU at 80-100%😂
Good to be making full use of the tech!
if you can hear it it's not silent, it's broken
Good video. It would be better to specify the temperature is in Fahrenheit or Celsius.
I think the temperature mentioned in the video is in Celsius
I saw the screen that indicated Celsius. maybe I missed you saying Celsius.