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Тогда на кой чёрт их указывать? »

Лично я давно не смотрю на TDP именно потому что толку ноль, но вот покопал и нашёл статью, где, в частности, пишут такое:

TDP, or Thermal Design Power, is the maximum heat generated by a computer component, measured in Watts. Historically, a TDP rating for a CPU, GPU, or other component told you the maximum power draw that component would make. This set an upper bound for the amount of cooling and power supply you would need for a component. However, some manufacturers now use that term somewhat more loosely these days. Specifically, AMD determines its TDP values based on a variety of factors that it selects for each processor. Although in some workflows, the processors may average a power draw right around the rated TDP, under heavy workloads, the processors can draw notably more than the rated TDP. This variance between the TDP and max power draw relates directly to the maximum heat generated. Despite AMD’s claims otherwise, Watts are Watts, and the amount of heat generated in a CPU is equal to the amount of power drawn. Thus, any rating for heat generated must necessarily be the same as the power draw. We even had fun defending the first law of thermodynamics more than 10 years ago in our Gaming PC vs. Space Heater Efficiency article. Instead of using the actual power draw, AMD uses TDP to indicate what sort of cooler is sufficient for their product. Unfortunately, that does not align with how most cooler manufacturers understand Watts (Noctua no longer even publishes a “TDP capability” for their coolers; see their reasons why here), so it is largely unuseful. Intel has historically done the same but, nowadays, tends to quote base power (unfortunately still often referred to by TDP) and maximum turbo power, both of which are adhered to properly when set in the BIOS.