When AMD and its partners began talking about the company’s next-generation desktop platform with AM5 sockets a few quarters ago, many observers said that CPU developers kept the processor’s maximum thermal design power at current levels. I was expecting to do it. However, it was later discovered that at least some of AMD’s AM5 CPUs had a maximum TDP of 170W. This is significantly higher than the current 105W. After all, all AMD Ryzen 97000 series CPUs have a TDP of 170W.
Based on the Zen4 microarchitecture, AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 7000 series “Raphael” processors are available in different configurations over different TDP ranges. According to a gigabyte leak, the entry-level SKU maintains a 65W thermal design power (TDP) and 88W package power tracking (PPT) limit. Meanwhile, according to Hardware Leaker, all high-end Ryzen 9 7000 series products have 170W TDP and 230W PPT. @ Kopite7kimi..
“all [Ryzen] R9 [7000-series] Normal voltage SKUs are based on 170W TDP, “he tweeted.
Keeping in mind that AMD’s Ryzen 9 processor is designed for high-end gaming desktops and entry-level workstations, people who are quite accustomed to expensive motherboards, high-performance air, and all-in-one liquid cooling systems I’m using. Therefore, because these audiences place the highest priority on performance, it is appropriate to increase the TDP and PPT of these processors to improve performance.
Based on last year’s gigabyte leak, AMD is also planning an AM5 CPU with 45W, 65W, 95W, 105W, and 125W TDP. It’s not yet known which SKUs will be available at launch, but the company will ultimately have a set of AM5s based on the Zen4 microarchitecture to meet the needs of price-sensitive, mainstream, performance-demanding users. We plan to provide a microprocessor. The only question is when these models will be available and what they will offer.
In general, AMD and Intel are gradually increasing the TDP of their CPUs to provide higher performance as competition between these manufacturers intensifies. As AMD and Nvidia do the same with graphics cards, the overall power consumption of desktop PCs continues to grow.
