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		unethical_ban 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CPUs and GPUs to Become More Expensive After TSMC ... Sorry, I meant a CPU operating at that power, not the whole device. Phoronix shows the AMD CPU going toward 7w but its specs say it can only go down to 15w. How does that work?

makeitdouble 5 months ago [–]

As I understand, same way these CPU can be overclocked, they also have leeway for underclocking below the official spec.

ROG Ally like devices seem to be running their CPUs in these lower ranges, so there's a decent expectation of stability.

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