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The thing is, people keep thinking back to the Haswell days for voltages, and it's just wrong. The 14nm process *loves* voltage, if your temps can handle it.
I don't have a specific source on hand but I heard it from an Intel senior engineer himself, and I believe there are discussion topics on it floating around as well. These chips can take a lot and work just fine.
I agree, a lot of the voltage numbers we see now are opinion rather than fact. Or they were fact but for a different generation or class of cpu.
I would love to see intel give a definitive answer to what is the highest recommended 24/7 vcore for each generation so we can put the question to bed.
Without that info, a lot of people will tend to er on the side of safety, or fall back on whatever outdated info we do have, which is unsurprising given the cost of a replacement.