Intel Corp (INTC)

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It's important to note that numbers published in the DataSheet are worst case numbers, meaning that because of process variation, not all parts will perform the same way. They are simply guaranteeing that no individual part will exceed the specification to a confidence lever of a couple hundred outliers per million units or less. Therefore, just because a 3.06GHz P4 could theoretically reach the maximum power levels, it does not mean any given device actually does, in fact it is possible that no device ever does. Intel is not specifying how much power a device consumes, only that it will not exceed the max value. That is the nature of maximum specification guarantees.

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