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Bofferbrauer2 said:

JEMC said:

The igp plays a role into the increased power consumption, that's for sure, and I'm sure it's a big part. But those high clocks don't come for free...

I actually think it has to do with the fact that AMD CPUs with a TDP of 105W tend to pull quite a bit more than that at full load, generally 130-140W. Meanwhile, Threadripper CPUs actually don't exceed the 280W they're rated for. I think what AMD is doing is making the TDP more honest and like the real power draw, as they do on the Threadripper series.

Of course, the higher clock speeds and integrated graphics also make for the number to be higher than it would have been with the previous generations, where 140W would have been a truly honest TDP.

I wish you're right and that AMD is moving in a more honest direction, but we'll see.