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Advertisementīefore we continue, this mod isn't something that we condone. More adventurous YouTubers have gone further-the Max Tech channel installed thin thermal pads on the MacBook Air's M2 that significantly boosted the chip's performance in both real-world and synthetic benchmark tests, while lowering the chip's maximum temperature from a toasty 108° Celsius to a less-toasty 97° Celsius. While not something every MacBook Air owner will notice, we noted in our MacBook Air review that the M2 in the MacBook Pro could be as much as 30 percent faster than the exact same M2 in the MacBook Air. Original story: If you read iFixit's teardowns, in-depth reviews, or follow any tech YouTubers, you may have read that the M2 chip in the newly redesigned MacBook Air has some problems with heat. It also remains true that, by adding more thermal pads to whatever heat spreader Apple has included, the M2 Air's performance can be measurably improved while also dropping its peak operating temperatures. This is something that should be considered when deciding between the Air, the M2 Pro, or the larger MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and active cooling systems. The M2 Air's thermal throttling can occasionally slow it down enough to make it no faster than the M1 Air it replaces, though this is something many users will never encounter in their day-to-day use. It remains true that the peak temperatures of the M2 chip in both the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air can exceed the peak temperatures of the M1 chip during sustained workloads, including large photo and video export jobs. Multiple Ars commenters have pointed out that this is likely to be incorrect-thermal paste does appear to bridge the gap between the M2 and the strip of metal above it, and that metal strip is likely to serve as some kind of a heat spreader (in addition to an RF shield that helps avoid wireless interference). Update: Based on the iFixit teardown, a previous version of this article asserted that the M2 MacBook Air didn't include any kind of passive cooling for the M2 chip. Further Reading M2 MacBook Air teardown reveals accelerometer, minimal heat management