Replies to post #66892 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Not a Short]

"ask AMD. X2 3800 runs at 2 GHz. It's quite difficult to understand the TDP of A64E, it's not one simple number in a list, and not in the OPN on the lid anymore. You have to use the CPU to be able to find out the TDP. Max TDP is just misleading."

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=27257

It's a thread about the Anandtech preview of Yonah. I just found it interesting how much the talk was of TDP variability.

[oc detective]

I'm sorry but I must disagree with you here.
Whilst the cooling solution used on Servers etc are admitedly different - how can you explain a DC Opteron with a TCase max of 49C having a TDP of 35W whereas at 65C (a mere 30% increase) the TDP shoots up to 110W for a given thermal profile?. In this particular thermal profile a 2C increase at each interval equates to an increase in TDP of 10W except at the highest level.
Perhaps we are talking about different temperature measurements here?