"...in most cases the DTS calibration point will be higher than the Tj Target values"

It's quite possible that the Xeon E3110 which has an Intel TJ Target = 95C, might still be TjMax = 100C, same as its twin, the E8400.

When the offset X isn't defined by Intel, the list of TJ Target values isn't very useful. They probably just got tired of being asked the same question all the time, "What is TjMax?" I know the feeling. They threw us a bone but there's no meat on it.

The sad part is that this is going to continue into the next generation of Core i7. They may be adding a register that contains a Target TJ value which might be an improvement but that doesn't directly translate into a TjMax value so we'll still be guessing at what sort of offset we need to add to that number. At least users will have a new number to compare to each other when looking for golden chips.