All consumed energy is used to produce heat, by definition of "consumption". If some electrical energy transfers out of CPU to other components (this is indeed

All consumed energy is used to produce heat, by definition of "consumption". If some electrical energy transfers out of CPU to other components (this is indeed possible), then by definition this energy is not consumed by the CPU. The meaning of TDP is explained in the article - Intel's value of TDP was such a measure, but is no longer so.