Intel Reportedly Preparing More Power-Hungry CPUs For LGA 1700 Socket According To ASRock
Intel might be preparing even more power-hungry desktop CPUs for its LGA 1700 platform, as reported by ASRock.
ASRock Prepares Its Z790 Lineup To Support Even More Power-Hungry Intel "LGA 1700" Desktop CPUs
Yesterday, we reported that ASRock was preparing three new motherboards within its Z790 Phantom Gaming lineup. These included the Phantom Gaming Z790 Riptide WiFim the Z790 Lightning WiFi and the flagship Z790 Nova WiFi. All three of these motherboards will carry a new and robust connectivity solution that offers Wi-Fi 7 capabilities and 5 GbE LAN which is coming to desktop platforms for the first time. So far, only ASRock and MSI have announced these features for its upcoming lineup and we expect more information at Computex 2023 in the coming week.
The ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi motherboard is a brand new design and has a very powerful 20+1+1 phase power delivery. I did mention that the motherboard was making use of a very high-end heatsink solution and it looks like ASRock might have revealed why the company decided to go one step ahead of their Z790 Taichi design for this motherboard.
In the press release, one major piece of information was overlooked and was caught sight by Videocardz. The presser states that the Nova WiFi will be ready to support even more power-hungry future CPUs. We know that LGA 1700 socket currently supports 12th Gen Alder Lake & 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Since there are slim chances of Meteor Lake making its way to the desktop platform, the only possibility that remains for a more power-hungry CPU is the Intel Raptor Lake refresh.
ASRock unveils its new PHANTOM GAMING lineup and proudly announces the high-end model Z790 Nova WiFi7, the NOVA symbolizes the dazzling light and energy of a star explosion which provides powerful support to the gamers. The new motherboard equipped with latest WiFi7 and 5Gbps LAN to provide fastest internet connection, and to support the even more power hungry future CPUs. via ASRock
The Intel Raptor Lake Refresh lineup for desktops is said to launch in the second half of 2023 and will offer enhancements in areas such as clock speeds with rumors of up to 6.2 and even 6.5 GHz clocks. We know that Intel already pushed things to the max with its Core i9-13900KS which is the first 6 GHz CPU and consumes 150W power at its base clock and 253 at full turbo power. The chip can easily sip up to 450W and higher when overclocked and that's also even without considering LN2 overclocks.
So if Intel is really going to go the higher clock route, then we can expect another bump in the overall power consumption which should make Raptor Lake refresh one of the most if not the most power-hungry mainstream chip design in years.
Source: Wccftech
