[nromiun]

How is that possible? Even if the chip did not get enough cooling it should have been just throttled heavily.

[jsheard]

Modern silicon is so dense and heats up so fast that throttling is easier said than done. I think they have to model and predict the thermals ahead of time nowadays, because by the time they could react to a temp sensor alone, the chip might already be toast.

[tliltocatl]

Maybe the throttling circuitry/firmware simply doesn't have enough time to react.