Monitor Apple M1/M2 CPU performance

 MacBook Air with Apple Silicon CPU is very efficient but it comes with a cost -- reduced CPU performance during heavy-duty jobs. This is due to the lack of cooling fan so the CPU needs to reduce clock speed to prevent overheating.

To monitor this performance change, there are two handy tools:

• asitop: use simple ASCII graphics to show CPU/GPU frequency and power usage.
• influxDB dashboard: if you like nice-looking GUI, this is your choice.

To overcome this bottleneck, there are a few ways shown by Max Tech on youtube.