M5 Max getting hot to touch under load, normal?

[Matt2012]

I just got my new 16" MBP Max (40 core GPU/64GB Ram).
One of the first things I did was to use Topaz Video AI to convert a clip (approx 30 mins length) which took about 11 mins to complete.
Within 3 mins or so minutes though, the metal frame that runs across just above the keyboard/below the screen got pretty warm to to the touch. Not burning hot but certainly warm. Elsewhere on the chassis seemed ok.
I had a screen open and running on battery.
Is it normal for these things to get warm/hot like that under a sustained load?
The fans were working as I could hear them.

 

[avkills]

Since that is where all the heat gets expelled, then it is probably normal.

 

[dblissmn]

Seems reasonable to me. Better than having it be hot to the touch with big tasks like the M1 Max.

 

[throAU]

Yes normal, my m4 max does the same.

If you want it to run cooler run automatic or low power modes. Low power its normally silent.

If you don't care about heat and noise and want it to do the job faster run high power mode.