Yesterday, the “enthusiastic citizen” @ECSM_Official shared the power consumption/heating details of AMD Zen 4 Ryzen R9-7950X and Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K on a station B update. In terms of multi-core performance, the 7950X will basically lose to the 13900K without any suspense. In addition, the accumulated heat superimposes the temperature wall, which may make it difficult for the 7950X (16C / 32T) to maintain the high frequency of 5GHz under heavy load. And the temperature under 230W power consumption is as high as 95 ℃, almost “ashes from the factory”.
(via WCCFTech)
Even the mainstream Ryzen R5-7600X, this 6C / 12T Ryzen 7000 series desktop processor will soar to 90°C at 120W – which means that players will need to be equipped with a fairly powerful radiator to ensure due performance.
Screenshot (via @ECSM_Official)
On the other hand, even though “enthusiastic citizens” have a solid history of breaking news, this comparison is still based on ES/QS sample chips, so the final retail SKU is expected to bring a slightly different result.
i7-13700K (ES)
In front of the AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 desktop processor that soared to 95°C at 230W, the performance of Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake at 270W @ 82°C really surprised us.
Given that AMD’s first launch price is usually inflated, the X670E motherboard is not cheap this time, and the price/performance ratio of DDR5 memory is still not as good as that of DDR4, and the supporters of the original AM5 platform will become more entangled.
In contrast, Intel’s 13th-generation Core can also be paired with a relatively affordable B660 motherboard and retains the DDR4 memory controller, so the competitiveness of the AMD Ryzen R5 will be considerably questioned.
