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Jay weighed in on the topic. Buildzoid explains better in the comments -
So the thing is intel programs a voltage frequency curve into the CPU. When the motherboard removes the power and current limits. The CPU will request insane voltages because it's not hitting the power or current limits. So technically the motherboard isn't feeding more voltage than the CPU is requesting. However if the power limits were being properly enforced the CPU wouldn't be able to request insane voltages.