Quote Originally Posted by Macadamia View Post
Core i7's static PMOS is quite voltage tolerant too, just that it didn't matter that much probably because the uncore section is a powerhog anyway.

Lostcircuits measured it I think and got 44W for the uncore alone.
They didnt measure anything. They took max values and made a dumb conclusion from that. Its abit like saying a 230V/10A outlet always pumps out 2300W nomatter what you plug in.

http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//i...1&limitstart=3