We will have a look at some scenarios below and start with macOS. However, the fan is only audible at ~2300 rpm in very quiet environments. The fan is even completely deactivated in macOS, while it is always spinning with at least 1200 rpm on Windows (Bootcamp) – independent of the power profile. The good news is that the fan is not audible under light workloads or short peak load (up to ~30 seconds), respectively.

However, the high-pitched sound characteristic stays, which is why the fan is not very pleasant under load.

One big problem of our previous test model was the rattling fan, but our current model does not have any problems so far.