chameleoneel
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https://www.techpowerup.com/280720/...loss-on-intel-rocket-lake-11th-gen-processors
Basically, Gear 1 causes higher power usage for the memory controller Vs. Gear 2. Which eats into the TDP limits of the non-K chips, limiting their clock frequency potential, when run with stock TDP/stock boost behavior. And lower clock frequency on the CPU tends to offset the potential memory bandwidth benefit of Gear 1.
Basically, Gear 1 causes higher power usage for the memory controller Vs. Gear 2. Which eats into the TDP limits of the non-K chips, limiting their clock frequency potential, when run with stock TDP/stock boost behavior. And lower clock frequency on the CPU tends to offset the potential memory bandwidth benefit of Gear 1.