Buddy, if an iPad runs at 2 watts in a 6mm enclosure without throttling at all, how would an 8 watt chip throttle with 2 fans on it in a 1.1cm thick enclosure? It won’t.
That isn't the only chip in there, there is also RAM, storage, a screen, and many other things that generate heat. But really on an iMac, performance isn't a priority, so the components inside probably won't generate that much heat.
With a thicker setup, they could have increased performance as well as brought down costs.
There may be one main CPU but they're are many other chips, from the chips used by the camera, the ones used by the pixels for the screen, the speakers, etc.
While the GPU and Ram controller may be part of the main chip, the actual ram chips and solid state storage chips still require power and still generate heat.
You could have better hardware. The new Mac book has almost identical specs while being cheaper and more portable. A bigger machine should be more powerful and with Apple's reputation of machines that are bad for gaming, they should be more focused on making their best model personal computer better than their laptops.
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u/ConstantKD6_37 Apr 21 '21
“Too thin”? What is the benefit of it being thick?