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You're right that it probably won't run that hot, but AMD will probably keep the TDP up at 350W with everything else - they did that with the last generation of
by icegreentea2 3y ago
You're right that it probably won't run that hot, but AMD will probably keep the TDP up at 350W with everything else - they did that with the last generation of Threadripper Pro - everything has a 280W TDP including their 12C/24T model.
Since this will mostly be an OEM part, I think that makes sense. By slapping the same claimed TDP on all cores, vendors can offer all SKUs using the same thermal solution (though obviously the low end will probably be overspecced).
Also, I don't think it'll be down at 120-130W - the 7900X (also 12c/24T) has a TDP of 170W, and a max socket draw (which it will hit) of 230W.