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You're not wrong - the Vcore boost when both AVX pipes are powered up causes increased dissipation, but a large part of that is also caused by ... well, AVX pro
by informedperson 10y ago
You're not wrong - the Vcore boost when both AVX pipes are powered up causes increased dissipation, but a large part of that is also caused by ... well, AVX processing huge amounts of data.
For similar reasons server processors (Xeon E5, E7 series) throttle the core clock in AVX "mode".