iMac 2020 i7 high temp and cpu core frequency

[Giffel]

Hi, hoping for a little help here

I have a 2020 iMac with the i7 cpu.
I have problems with high temperatures (constantly 65c - 85c/ 149f -185f) at the same time it seems that the system is requesting the cpu core to run at max all the time.
I have no cpu demanding apps running so i don't get this behavior.
The few times where the system does not request the cpu to run at max the temps also go back to normal.

Any idea what could be causing this? How do i find out exactly what is requesting the core to run at max?

 

[costica1234]

You need to look at the top of the Activity Monitor in order to find the process(es) utilizing most CPU time and percentage. Based on your screenshot, ‘homed’ is the culprit. You can try killing it, but perhaps you will have to disable some Home-related settings in order to prevent the process from firing up again.

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

If you don't have any home device to control from your iMac, kill the Home app. It seems to consume 99% of you CPU.

Who is "Homed" ? - Apple Community

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[J1immyS]

Hi, hoping for a little help here

I have a 2020 iMac with the i7 cpu.
I have problems with high temperatures (constantly 65c - 85c/ 149f -185f) at the same time it seems that the system is requesting the cpu core to run at max all the time.
I have no cpu demanding apps running so i don't get this behavior.
The few times where the system does not request the cpu to run at max the temps also go back to normal.

Any idea what could be causing this? How do i find out exactly what is requesting the core to run at max?

I had the same problem a few weeks back on my iMac similar to yours. I was able to fix it by signing out of iCloud and then signing back in.

 

[Giffel]

I had the same problem a few weeks back on my iMac similar to yours. I was able to fix it by signing out of iCloud and then signing back in.

Thanks, i will try that