Intel Core i9-14900KS Retail Package Pops Up in Vietnam

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The thing is with AMD CPUs the discrepancy just isn't all that big, a 7900X for example has a 170W TDP and 230W PPT, real world power draw closer to 200W, with Intel CPUs you get like literally 200-300% higher power draw than what the TDP would suggest is out of the box.

They should just not even list any TDP values at this point, I get that it's not a good look to say "350W" or whatever, so just get rid of that.

When Intel had TDPs there was 0 discrepancy if the mobo didn't ignore it. Intel's TDP was 100% on the mark whereas for AMD the real limit is PPT. Why pick the 7900x for your example and not the 7950x? I just checked the review and it drew 235W with a 170W TDP. The only reason the 7900x is only using 200W is because it's running at 95C. Give it a better cooler and power draw will go up to 230W.

AMD's numbers are always fake (unless you cripple them with a terrible cooler) while Intel's numbers are fake depending on which mobo you put it in. Plenty of mobos did run the Intel CPUs at stock values though. It's just that reviews always use high end mobo's and those never had any limits applied. A 11900K will draw exactly 125W if you put it a low/midrange mobo. Reviews will show it drawing 250-300W though. That's why I liked PCGH as they always put Intel's CPUs at stock values so no unlimited power shennanigans.

 

[Vya Domus]

That's why I liked PCGH as they always put Intel's CPUs at stock values so no unlimited power shennanigans.

If their CPUs "only sometimes" have the stated power consumption without the user having to change anything out of the box then those figures literally have no meaning, they are 100% fake as you put it, end of story. If those stock settings are only sometimes applied then they aren't "stock settings" at all, it makes no sense to even call them that.

AMD's discrepancy in power consumption exists but it's very consistent across a variety of motherboards and coolers. I challenge you to find a single modern AMD CPU which draws 200% more power than what they say it will out of the box with any motherboard or cooler.