I just realized that my Thinkpad T460p gets really loud. I suspect that there is just quite some dust in the machine so that the fan gets louder. But I'm not sure how to check that and I hesitate to open the machine. So let's see which information I can get form the software.
My System
- Hardware: Lenovo Thinkpad T460p
- Software: Ubuntu 18.04
- Running: Chrome (no videos playing; no Flash), Sublime Text - nothing fancy
CPU Temperture
My room temperature is 24°C, my CPU temperature is roughly 50°C:
sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0: +54.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +51.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +50.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2: +54.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3: +49.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
thinkpad-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1: 2506 RPM
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +50.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
iwlwifi-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +34.0°C
pch_skylake-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +47.0°C
HDD Temperature
My HDD (a Samsung SSD) is roughly 40°C.
$ sudo hddtemp /dev/sda
/dev/sda: SAMSUNG MZ7LN512HCHP-0001L �: 39°C
Make it Silent
I installed thermald and soon after that it got more silent. Could be
coincidence, though.
Intel vs Nvidia
Changing from Nvidia to Intel dropped the CPU temperature from roughly 50°C to roughly 40°C and the SSD to 38°C.
$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0: +42.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +41.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +41.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 2: +40.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 3: +40.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
thinkpad-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1: 2409 RPM
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +42.0°C (crit = +128.0°C)
iwlwifi-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +33.0°C
pch_skylake-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +44.0°C