While Apple Silicon ran cooler, users still faced thermal throttling, and the default fan control was designed for silence, not max performance. Furthermore, specialized new hardware (like M1 iMacs and early M1 Mac minis) needed tailored monitoring.

Detailed views for CPU/GPU clusters (Efficiency vs. Performance cores).

As Apple transitioned from Intel to their own silicon (M1, M2), users found their new machines to be incredibly efficient but still capable of running hot under heavy loads like video editing or compiling code.