Yeah, right Intel. You’ve been a willing participant in this practice since your TDPs have become an almost meaningless marketing term rather than a technical one. This confuses me because what did you expect motherboard manufacturers to do? If you have constraints, clearly communicate those requirements with your vendors. You built the switches, described the modes.
While the root cause has not yet been identified, Intel® has observed the majority of reports of this issue are from users with unlocked/overclock capable motherboards.