That's part of the reason they're given such a high TDP by default. The cost of squeezing out the last 5-15% may be worth it if it for short periods of time. B

That's part of the reason they're given such a high TDP by default. The cost of squeezing out the last 5-15% may be worth it if it for short periods of time. But if you use these chips for tasks that max out all cores for several hours per day, it may be better the simply run a chip with more cores and to run those in econ mode. A 7950X@64W may perform as well as a 7900X@200W for such compute tasks, and are probably cheaper over time. And if you use it in your house, they generate less noise, can use a cheaper cooler and doesn't dump so much heat into your room.