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[DavidA2]

They didn't "fudge".

What I think they might have done is "mislead". The author wasn't speculating either. HWInfo shows it as 3.5W.

It needs to run at 6W, when its "cool", and with a sufficient cooling like special die cast.

Look what they claim: http://www.pcper.com/files/imagecache/article_max_width/review/2014-08-11/broadwell-12.jpg

Now it looks like you are getting EVERYTHING right?

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/intel-core-m-fanless-sweet-spot.png

According to that at 7.2mm, you can't get the full performance. Here it gets 2.77 points in Cinebench: http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/IDF-2014-Intel-Shows-Core-M-5Y70-Performance-Numbers

But this one it gets 2.48:
http://hothardware.com/News/First-Actual-Intel-Broadwell-Tablet-Benchmarks-From-IDF-2014/

Meaning even on a reference platform it varies a lot.

Another review with extremely poor showing of Core M: http://tweakers.net/reviews/3751/4/intel-broadwell-preview-eerste-tablet-met-core-m-processor-getest-synthetische-benchmarks.html

The 5Y10 gets mere 1.59 points in MT Cinebench.

Even Intel admits it: http://www.hardware.fr/medias/photos_news/00/45/IMG0045549.jpg

"50% performance increase on cold system"