Intel will add 350W extreme performance mode to Raptor Lake

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Raptor Lake and Alder Lake have similar performance core (Performance Core) and energy efficiency core (Efficient Core) design, the former will be changed from Golden Cove architecture to Raptor Cove architecture, but there is basically no difference, and the latter uses the current Gracemont architecture, both of which use the Intel 7 process. Raptor Lake is compatible with the 600-series chipset used by Alder Lake, so the power settings should be consistent.

According to ProHardver, Raptor Lake will have a new factory overclocking mode, and in addition to the original PL1 and PL2, the Core i9 series will add a 350W power limit. However, if you want to use the new features, you need to use it with some 700 series motherboards. There is no doubt that such power places higher requirements on the heat dissipation of the processor, requiring a very powerful heat sink.

Alder Lake-S did not further improve the power setting on the basis of PL2, because there is no such consideration in its design, and even if the power is increased, there is no obvious performance improvement. However, Raptor Lake-S has taken this into account and can be extended on relevant supported platforms. The new features are said to boost the processor’s performance by around 15 percent.

Almost all motherboard manufacturers are now equipped with very complex voltage regulation modules (VRMs) on their flagship products, providing hundreds of watts of power to the processor is not a problem, therefore, most Z790 motherboards are likely to support the 350W extreme performance mode, but I don’t know if the pricing of these motherboards will be higher.

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