> All modern Intel CPUs will draw more than their rated TDP if you run them hard. If hard does not include AVX I think that is not correct. All locked i5s and

> All modern Intel CPUs will draw more than their rated TDP if you run them hard. If hard does not include AVX I think that is not correct. All locked i5s and i7s stayed under or very near to their TDP. And also the K units, before overclocking. https://www.anandtech.com/show/10968/the-intel-core-i7-7700k-91w-review-the-new-stock-performance-champion/11 https://www.anandtech.com/show/10968/the-intel-core-i7-7700k... as example. However, I noticed that the reviewer mentioned that wasn't true for the 4790K and 6700K. I should mention that I'm talking about the desktop versions here. The laptop parts are a different story.