thgua

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im unlock my phenom 545 and power increase from 80W to 180W what that normal ? i see from hwmonitor.
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rofl_my_waffle

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The third colum is the max power draw. The processor is only drawing 70W at that moment.

Since it is unlocked, I can't be sure how much power it would actually draw under full load but expect significantly more.

The locked core is locked for a reason. The reason being the extra core didn't pass power consumption standards. The transistors leaked too much electrical current which can cause instability unless more power is fed to it which causes higher power consumption and heat.