I think the mini and iMac both serve as indicators that this isn’t true - they have identical performance. I’m willing to guess that thermal transport for the S

I think the mini and iMac both serve as indicators that this isn’t true - they have identical performance. I’m willing to guess that thermal transport for the SoC isn’t all that good and while a fan would help likely not as much as you’re crediting. ASIC teams design for a specific envelope. I was really hoping the iMac would do as you say.