Intel will launch a new generation of desktop/mobile platform Nova Lake series at the end of this year, using 18A and TSMC N2 processes, which can reach up to 52 cores. It will start a nuclear war with AMD. However, the price of 52 cores and up to 288MB bLLC cache is not low. Not only the core area has increased significantly, but the power consumption has also increased. A few days ago, there were rumors that the power consumption of PL4 exceeded 700W. Now more accurate news has come, it may be more than 700W, and it may be more than 850W.
It’s the news from the big news maker HXL. He gave a more detailed PL power consumption status of Nova Lake processors. Although it is not necessarily the final result, it can be used as a reference.
The first is the power consumption of PL1. This is not an exaggeration, it is only 150W. The power consumption of the current Core processor PL1 is usually 125W, which is only 25W higher.
However, PL1 does not represent a high load state.The maximum turbo acceleration power consumption of PL2's MTP is more meaningful. It reaches 496W directly, while PL3's is 498W.For comparison, the Ultra 9 285K is 250W, and the 14900KS is only 253W.
PL4 power consumption can reach up to 854W, you can refer to the maximum 425W of Ultra 9 285K, which is almost double the level.
What do you think of these data? You can’t just see the absolute power consumption data. Whether it is 498W or 854W, these are equivalent to twice the current Core flagship CPU.But Nova Lake also has up to 52 cores and a 288MB large cache, and its specifications have doubled.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the power consumption of Nova Lake's PL2-PL4 has increased significantly. The biggest impact on users is that if they want to get a flagship Nova Lake processor, they must consider whether their own power supply is enough.
Not to mention the extreme power consumption of PL4 of more than 850W, the power consumption of PL2 of about 500W in daily use still needs to be considered. In addition, the power consumption of the new generation of graphics cards will soar next year. I am afraid that a 1500W power supply may not be enough. Considering redundancy,Gaowan should directly use the 2000W platinum power supply., even those above 2500W are not uncommon.
