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TDP isn't really a peak wattage number though, it's hand-wavey.
by arcticbull 5y ago
TDP isn't really a peak wattage number though, it's hand-wavey.
- gambiting 5y agoDid you read the comment you reply to? Let me make this even clearer - Intel provides two numbers this time round. One "typical" power usage, and one "peak" power usage for every 12th gen CPU. The peak on the top i9 part is 250W, and looking at the reviews that came out today, it seems correct - the CPU will consume 250W of power when running at full load.
- arcticbull 5y agoI did, my point was more that the Intel and AMD TDPs aren't really super directly comparable because they both use different formulae to compute the numbers. Maybe I misunderstood you? I do agree with the second part of your reply, and I also don't know who would buy the Intel part over the AMD part. I think Intel's move into space heaters is disappointing, and once AMD revs their process, micro-architecture and moves to DDR5, I suspect they will once again smoke Intel. Pretty poor showing in my opinion.
- gambiting 5y ago>>I did, my point was more that the Intel and AMD TDPs aren't really super directly comparable because they both use different formulae to compute the numbers. Why do these formulas matter though, if we know, without a doubt, that a fully loaded 5900X/5950X will just sit at 150W usage, but the new 12th Gen i9 at full load sits at 250W. That's not going by what Intel says or what's on the box, that's actual measured power usage which has been now confirmed by reviews. So yes, sure, let's not compare the given numbers in the spec - but real life numbers do back it up this time.
- arcticbull 5y agoTotally, and I agree with you! :)