— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) July 26, 2022 This may seem a bit normal, until you notice the phrase ‘normal voltage‘. So even at stock voltage (No OC), the R9 CPUs will consume a massive 170W of power. More power will be consumed if the voltage increases (On overclocking). Rumours have stated that the Ryzen 7000 CPUs will feature a maximum frequency of around 5.85 GHz, however, overclockers will have their say once these CPUs release. Keeping the above statement in front of us, we can derive the approximate power metrics for the Zen 4 based SKUs from AMD. “This new TDP group will enable considerably more compute performance for high core count CPUs in heavy compute workloads, which will sit alongside the 65W and 105W TDP groups that Ryzen is known for today. AMD takes great pride in providing the enthusiast community with transparent and forthright product capabilities, and we want to take this opportunity to apologize for our error and any subsequent confusion we may have caused on this topic.” — AMD Representative to Tom’s Hardware (emphasis added) ~ AMD Spokesperson at Tomshardware
45W (Max PPT of ~60W)65W (Max PPT of ~88W)95W (Max PPT of ~129W)105W (Max PPT of ~142W)125W (Max PPT of ~169W)170W (Max PPT of ~230W)
The above figures are calculated by using AMD’s approximate 1.35x multiplier for the PPT. That’s cool, but “What does this mean for average consumer?”. Well to put it simply, your new AMD processor will be a power hog, however, it will provide more performance for every extra watt it consumes. AMD’s latest CPUs are set to be announced on 15th September, 2022. The actual release is planned for Q4 2022.
