TDP is a thermal spec. It's not directly related to power consumption.Originally Posted by Jazzman
Here is how Intel views "power draw".
Figure 3 there shows Intels statistical thermal analysis of MPUs across application workloads ->
US Patent 7275012 - Automated method and apparatus for processor thermal validation
Seems we made our greatest error when we named it at the start
for though we called it "Human Nature" - it was cancer of the heart
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