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Re:Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track by xwolfi on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @12:54AM (#21384330)
I guess the best the pleb like us can use as a metric is TDP/core frequency/number of core ?

The TDP for me was always a sign of progress in density for same core count and frequency.

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Re:Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track by ComputerGuru on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @01:50AM (#21384521)
Nope. Some manufacturers exclude “turbo” power usage from the TDP, others don’t.
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Re:Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track by aoeusnth1 on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @02:15AM (#21384621)
Intel excludes turbo power usage, while AMD doesn't. Intel's TDP is really its base load.
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Re:Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track by paulmd on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @02:24AM (#21384653)
As of the 2000 series, AMD uses the same model as Intel. Their "105W" processors will draw up to 141.75W while boosting, their 65W processors will draw up to 88W while boosting, etc etc.

It is, of course, always more of a generalization than a precise measurement, but AMD and Intel are now generalizing roughly the same thing. Both brands will exceed specified TDP while boosting.

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Re:Intel: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track by moonbug on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @05:19AM (#21385301)
not so for epyc.
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