… Sign in to your XDA account Summary TDP indicates required cooling, not actual CPU power draw under boost. Boost algorithms and relaxed motherboard limits push CPUs well past TDP. …
… That's precisely why motherboard reviewers spend so much time measuring VRM temperatures, because they know that these hidden differences directly affect how consistently a high-end CPU can perform. …
… The CPU handles game logic, physics, draw calls, and driver overhead, and Nvidia and Microsoft have been putting serious work into making sure that side holds up. …