Do we really want CPUs that draw more power than the 12900K / KS though?
From what I've heard, the Deepcool Assassin 3 air cooler can handle the 12900K at stock, so probably is suitable for the 12900KS also. But there's probably less than 10 degrees of margin before hitting 80 Celsius, under full load.
Also, the 12900KS can reach 5.5ghz on some of the P-cores, the rumours for the 13900K point towards clock speeds of upto 5.8ghz, presumably on some P-Cores only. So, that should be less than a 10% increase in clock speed.
Maybe if Intel include the rumoured voltage regulator in the new LGA1700 motherboards, this will offset some of the increased power consumption, but this would be less of an issue perhaps for the i7 and i5 13th gen models.
One positive thing to say though, is that if the above rumour is correct, it's likely that most of Intel's 13th generation will be able to handle clock speeds of 5ghz or above.
Anyway, it seems likely that any boost in performance would mostly be coming from the increased L2 and L3 cache amounts. Cache increases are something that mostly boosts gaming performance, as we saw in the 5800X3D reviews, when comparing it to the 5800X.
From what I've heard, the Deepcool Assassin 3 air cooler can handle the 12900K at stock, so probably is suitable for the 12900KS also. But there's probably less than 10 degrees of margin before hitting 80 Celsius, under full load.
Also, the 12900KS can reach 5.5ghz on some of the P-cores, the rumours for the 13900K point towards clock speeds of upto 5.8ghz, presumably on some P-Cores only. So, that should be less than a 10% increase in clock speed.
Maybe if Intel include the rumoured voltage regulator in the new LGA1700 motherboards, this will offset some of the increased power consumption, but this would be less of an issue perhaps for the i7 and i5 13th gen models.
One positive thing to say though, is that if the above rumour is correct, it's likely that most of Intel's 13th generation will be able to handle clock speeds of 5ghz or above.
Anyway, it seems likely that any boost in performance would mostly be coming from the increased L2 and L3 cache amounts. Cache increases are something that mostly boosts gaming performance, as we saw in the 5800X3D reviews, when comparing it to the 5800X.
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