Up to 250 watts
Prior to the release of Comet Lake-S processors, information appeared on the Web that the power limits for these CPUs would be significantly higher than for their predecessors. At the time of the announcement, Intel did not disclose these indicators, although early information was indirectly confirmed by measurements of energy consumption.
Is it a processor or a stove? It became known exactly how much energy is “allowed” to consume new Comet Lake-S processors
Yes, in the new generation, all processors with more than six cores are “allowed” to consume more than 200 watts, and for the flagship Core i9-10900K, the PL2 value reaches 250 watts altogether. For comparison, the Core i9-9900KS has a TDP and a PL1 value of 127 W, while a PL2 value reaches 159 W. At the same time, this CPU has the Tau value – the time that the processor can consume the maximum amount of energy – the past flagship is 28 s, and the new one has 56 s, that is, twice as much.
You can also note the energy-efficient models of the Core i9-10900T and Core i7-10700T, in which the TDP is only 35 watts, but the PL2 value reaches 123 watts.
