Complete restore on Intel iMac doesn't include some stuff

I did a complete Erase and Install on my 17" Intel iMac last night and noticed today that I no longer have the processor preference pane in my System Preferences. Additionally, there is no Firmware Update application in the Utilities folder. I had ran the firmware updates upon initial purchase so I don't think I need to do it again, but it is still curious as to why this application is no longer present along with the missing processor pane.

The firmware update would be missing since you erased your drive. That doesn't undo the firmware update, but the app is not needed after that update is applied.
The performance option is listed under "power" unless you installed Xcode. That opens up a few other options which I cannot remember off the top of my head, but I know that the processor pref is one of them.

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