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Can you provide a citation for that or a link to more reading? I'm not asking because I don't believe you, but because I would like to learn more. :-)



Sure, see this doc from Intel: https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/linux_clusters/intelAVX...

"Intel AVX instructions require more power to run. When executing these instructions, the processor may run at less than the marked frequency to maintain thermal design power (TDP) limits."

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"When the processor detects Intel AVX instructions, additional voltage is applied to the core. With the additional voltage applied, the processor could run hotter, requiring the operating frequency to be reduced to maintain operations within the TDP limits. The higher voltage is maintained for 1 millisecond after the last Intel AVX instruction completes, and then the voltage returns to the nominal TDP voltage level."




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