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If your Macbook is hot then istats run from the CLI helps. This runs on Sierra.

gem install iStats

    $ sudo gem install iStats
    Password:
    Fetching: sparkr-0.4.1.gem (100%)
    Successfully installed sparkr-0.4.1
    Fetching: parseconfig-1.0.8.gem (100%)
    Successfully installed parseconfig-1.0.8
    Fetching: iStats-1.4.0.gem (100%)
    Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
    Successfully installed iStats-1.4.0
    Parsing documentation for sparkr-0.4.1
    Installing ri documentation for sparkr-0.4.1
    Parsing documentation for parseconfig-1.0.8
    Installing ri documentation for parseconfig-1.0.8
    Parsing documentation for iStats-1.4.0
    unable to convert ""\xCA"" from ASCII-8BIT to UTF-8 for ext/osx_stats/osx_stats.bundle, skipping
    unable to convert ""\xCA"" from ASCII-8BIT to UTF-8 for ext/osx_stats/smc.o, skipping
    unable to convert ""\xCA"" from ASCII-8BIT to UTF-8 for lib/osx_stats.bundle, skipping
    Installing ri documentation for iStats-1.4.0
    3 gems installed
    $ istats
    --- CPU Stats ---
    CPU temp: 32.75
    --- Fan Stats ---
    Total fans in system: 1
    Fan 0 speed: 2407.0 RPM
    --- Battery Stats ---
    Battery health: Good
			        Cycle count: 199
							       19.9%
    Max cycle count: 1000
    Current charge:  2516 mAh  55%
    Maximum charge:  4722 mAh
			92.6%
    Design capacity: 5100 mAh
    Battery temp: 29.09
    $ sudo istats scan
    No config file /Users/x/.iStats/sensors.conf found .. Run scan
    Scanning keys...
    Ta0P Unknown  32.75
    Th1H NB/CPU/GPU HeatPipe 1 Proximity  29.44
    Tm0P Unknown  29.63
    Ts0P Palm rest L  28.19
    Ts0S Memory Bank Proximity  30.05
    TBXT Unknown  29.09
    TB0T Battery TS_MAX  29.09
    TB1T Battery 1  29.09
    TB2T Battery 2  26.89
    TCGC PECI GPU  43.0
    TCHP Unknown  32.75
    TCMX Unknown  44.55
    TCSA PECI SA  45.0
    TCXC PECI CPU  44.55
    TC0E CPU 0 ??  41.81
    TC0F CPU 0 ??  43.97
    TC0P CPU 0 Proximity  37.38
    TC1C Core 1  45.0
    TC2C Core 2  44.0
    THSP Unknown  30.13
    TH0a Unknown  31.63
    TH0b Unknown  31.63
    TH0c Unknown  31.63
    TH0A Unknown  31.63
    TH0B Unknown  31.63
    TH0C Unknown  31.63
    TH0F Unknown  -52.38
    TH0R Unknown  -52.38
    TH0V Unknown  36.5
    TM0P Memory Slot Proximity  33.63
    TPCD Platform Controller Hub Die  39.0
    TS2P Unknown  34.0
    TW0P AirPort Proximity  30.88
    Done scanning keys.
			
			
    All keys are disabled by default. Use `istats enable [key]` to enable specific keys or `istats enable all`.
    The enabled sensors will show up when running `istats` or `istats extra`.