Intel 13900K & 13600K Temperature Myths BUSTED
Summary
TLDRThis video explores the performance and cooling requirements of Intel's 13th gen processors, focusing on the 13900k and 13600k. It investigates how different cooling solutions, from budget air coolers to high-end AIOs, impact temperatures and clock speeds. The video clarifies misconceptions about the processors' power consumption and cooling needs, revealing that while the 13900k demands robust cooling for optimal performance, especially in all-core workloads, the 13600k is more forgiving. It also addresses motherboard settings that can push CPUs beyond Intel's specs, affecting temperature and power draw, and provides insights into gaming performance across various coolers.
Takeaways
- 🚀 The launch of Intel's 13th gen processors has sparked debates on their performance and cooling requirements.
- 🔥 Early reviews were polarized, with some claiming the processors were power-hungry and difficult to cool, while others found them manageable with typical air cooling.
- 🌡️ The video aims to explore the middle ground, testing various cooling solutions from budget air coolers to high-performance AIOs on Intel's 13th gen CPUs.
- 💰 The Deepcool AK-400 and AK-620 air coolers, along with Deep Cool's LT series AIOs, are tested to see how they perform with the new processors.
- 🔋 The video discusses the power levels of Intel's CPUs, highlighting how motherboard settings can push beyond Intel's maximum Turbo Power, leading to high temperatures and power consumption.
- ❌ Some motherboards' auto settings can lead to excessive power draw and heat, which is not recommended for long-term use and can be controlled with manual settings.
- 🎮 For gaming, the 13900k is much easier to cool, and high-performance can be achieved even with quieter cooling solutions.
- 📉 The performance difference between various coolers is minimal in gaming scenarios, suggesting that the 13900k is more manageable than initially feared.
- 🆚 The 13600k, being a more budget-friendly option, is shown to be easier to cool and performs optimally even with entry-level air coolers.
- 🔧 The video concludes that while the 13900k may require robust cooling for intensive all-core workloads, the 13600k is more forgiving and suitable for a wider range of cooling solutions.
Q & A
What are the two common categories of reviews for Intel's 13th gen processors?
-The reviews for Intel's 13th gen processors typically fell into two categories: either they were described as fire-breathing monsters with high power consumption and difficult to cool, or they were considered power-hungry but easier to cool than expected.
What is the role of air cooling in keeping Intel's 13th gen CPUs at optimal frequencies?
-Air cooling is sufficient to keep a processor like the 13900k cool enough to reach optimal frequencies, suggesting that typical air cooling solutions can manage the heat output of these CPUs effectively.
What are the two types of air coolers mentioned in the script for testing Intel's 13th gen CPUs?
-The two types of air coolers mentioned are the Deepcool AK-400, a budget heatsink, and the Deepcool AK620, which matches the performance of top-tier air coolers in most tests.
What is the significance of the Deepcool LT series AIOs in the context of the video?
-The Deepcool LT series AIOs are highlighted as some of the best-looking AIOs with a simple yet cool geometric pattern and are competitively priced, making them a significant part of the cooling solutions tested in the video.
What is the 'Running Without Limits' setting on some motherboards, and how does it affect CPU power consumption?
-The 'Running Without Limits' setting on some motherboards allows the CPU to push beyond Intel's maximum Turbo Power, reaching up to 300 watts, which can lead to extremely high temperatures and power consumption.
How does the power consumption of the 13900k CPU behave under different motherboard settings?
-The 13900k CPU's power consumption can vary significantly depending on the motherboard settings, with some settings pushing it to 300 watts and others adhering to Intel's default of 253 watts or a predetermined period before reducing power.
What is the impact of the extra power consumption on the 13900k's overall clock speeds?
-The extra power consumption, while leading to higher temperatures, does not significantly affect the overall clock speeds over longer periods, with the difference being less than a three percent bump in frequencies.
How do the 13600k CPUs handle power consumption and cooling compared to the 13900k?
-The 13600k CPUs handle power consumption and cooling more efficiently, with the ability to hit maximum frequencies even with less expensive cooling solutions, making them easier to cool than the flagship 13900k.
What is the 'Intel's defaults' setting and how does it affect the 13600k CPU's performance?
-The 'Intel's defaults' setting ensures the 13600k CPU operates within Intel's specified power limits, which is sufficient for the CPU to achieve maximum turbo frequencies without the need for additional cooling or power headroom.
What is the conclusion regarding the cooling requirements for Intel's 13th gen CPUs based on the video script?
-The conclusion is that while the 13900k may require a more robust cooling solution for optimal performance, especially in all-core workloads, the 13600k is much easier to cool and can achieve peak performance with even entry-level air coolers, making it a more manageable option for users.
Outlines
🔥 Intel's 13th Gen Processors: Power and Cooling Challenges
The paragraph discusses the mixed reactions to Intel's 13th generation processors, which were either seen as powerful but power-hungry beasts or more manageable than expected. The video aims to explore the truth behind these processors' cooling requirements. It introduces various cooling solutions, from budget air coolers like the Deepcool AK-400 to high-performance AIOs from Deep Cool's LT series. The script also mentions a video sponsor, Phantix, and their new G360A case, which is designed to accommodate large radiators and improve cooling. The focus is on understanding how these cooling solutions perform with Intel's new CPUs, especially in terms of temperature and clock speeds.
💻 Diving Deep into Intel's 13th Gen CPU Cooling and Performance
This section delves into the specific behaviors of Intel's 13th generation CPUs, particularly the power consumption and thermal management. It explains the difference between PL1 and PL2 power levels and how they affect performance. The video script highlights how some motherboards push beyond Intel's recommended power limits, leading to high temperatures and power consumption. The script also discusses the impact of these settings on long-term clock speeds and the diminishing returns of extreme cooling solutions. The aim is to show that while high-end cooling is beneficial, even budget air coolers can achieve near-optimal performance under certain conditions.
🎮 Balancing Cooling and Gaming Performance for Intel's 13900K
The paragraph focuses on the practical aspects of cooling for gaming with the Intel 13900K processor. It contrasts the high power demands of all-core workloads with the more manageable heat output during gaming. The video script suggests that while the 13900K can be challenging to cool under heavy loads, it is much more forgiving during gaming, where even quiet acoustic settings can maintain low temperatures. The discussion also touches on the performance differences between various cooling solutions, indicating that high-end AIOs show their strength in gaming but that air cooling is also sufficient.
🌡️ Cooling the 13600K: An Entry-Level Perspective
This part of the script addresses the cooling requirements of the more budget-friendly 13600K processor from Intel's 13th generation. It compares the power consumption and thermal performance of the 13600K with the flagship 13900K, finding that the former is easier to cool. The video script explores different cooling scenarios, from high-end AIOs to entry-level air coolers, and concludes that even basic cooling solutions can keep the 13600K performing at its best. The takeaway is that, unlike the 13900K, the 13600K does not require an extravagant cooling setup to achieve optimal performance, which is reassuring for those on a budget.
📊 Wrapping Up: Cooling Insights for Intel's 13th Gen Processors
The final paragraph summarizes the video's findings on cooling Intel's 13th generation processors. It emphasizes that while the 13900K demands robust cooling for intensive all-core workloads, it is not as difficult to cool as some might think, especially for gaming. The 13600K, on the other hand, is described as much easier to cool, with even entry-level heatsinks being sufficient. The video aims to alleviate concerns about the new CPUs' cooling needs and provide a clear understanding of what to expect when choosing a cooling solution for these processors.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡13th gen processors
💡Cooling solutions
💡Power levels
💡Alder Lake
💡Raptor Lake
💡AIO coolers
💡Thermal velocity boost
💡Turbo Boost Max 3.0
💡T-junction
💡Gaming workloads
Highlights
Intel's 13th gen processors have been met with mixed reviews, with some claiming they are power-hungry and difficult to cool, while others find them manageable.
The video aims to explore the middle ground between these two perspectives, focusing on how different cooling solutions affect performance.
The Deepcool AK-400 is a budget air cooler, while the AK-620 matches high-end performance in many tests.
Deep Cool's LT series AIOs offer a good balance of aesthetics and performance at a reasonable price.
The video discusses the behavior of Intel's 13th gen CPUs, particularly the power levels and how they relate to cooling.
Some motherboards push power limits beyond Intel's maximum Turbo Power, leading to higher temperatures and power consumption.
The video demonstrates how the 13900k behaves under different power settings, showing the impact on temperatures and clock speeds.
The 13900k can reach up to 300 watts under certain motherboard settings, leading to high temperatures and power consumption.
The video compares the performance and temperatures of various cooling solutions, from air coolers to AIOs.
High-end air coolers and AIOs can achieve optimal performance from the 13900k, but the difference in performance is minimal between them.
Gaming performance of the 13900k is easier to cool, with even entry-level coolers providing adequate temperatures.
The 13600k, as an entry-level processor, is shown to be easier to cool and perform optimally even with basic cooling solutions.
The video concludes that while the 13900k may require a robust cooling solution for all-core workloads, gaming performance is more manageable.
For the 13600k, even a good entry-level air cooler is sufficient to achieve optimal performance.
The video emphasizes the importance of choosing the right cooler, even for budget processors, to ensure optimal performance.
The conclusion highlights that out-of-box results can vary significantly between motherboards due to different power settings.
Transcripts
well hello everybody this is going to be
a really interesting video for me
personally and I hope it's going to be
for you too because the launch of
Intel's 13th gen processors probably
raised a lot more questions than it had
answers for a lot of you guys because on
the day it launched reviews typically
fell into one of two categories either
these processors were fire breathing
monsters that sucked back a ton of
electricity and were almost impossible
to cool or the reviews like ours said
these things they are still power hungry
but they are a lot easier to cool than
you might imagine that means that
typical air cooling can keep something
like the 13900k cool enough to reach
optimal frequencies but which is right
which is wrong is there even a middle
ground to that that's what I wanted to
find out in this video this isn't going
to be your typical temperatures versus
clock speeds video either or one of
those sort of side notes that's shoved
to the end of a video because I really
wanted to go in depth and discuss how
different cooling solutions from basic
heatsinks to aios behave on Intel's 13th
gen CPUs from the air cooler side
there's the deepcool ak-400 which is a
budget heatsink that goes for about 35
bucks these days there's also the ak620
which happens to be able to match the
best of the best air coolers in most
tests for aios I've Got Deep Cool's
brand new high performance LT series and
these are probably some of the best
looking aios I've seen so far there's
just the right amount of bling with this
simple but oh so cool geometric pattern
on the pump and the price is pretty
sweet too at about 140 bucks for the 360
millimeter and 110 for the 240
millimeter design and for those of you
keeping track at home that 240
millimeter that's pretty close to
high-end air coolers these days too and
at this point we may as well take a
little bit of a breather I guess and
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down below so let me start right off at
the top by describing some of the crazy
crazy behavior that we're starting to
see on Intel's 13th gen CPUs it's so
frustrating I'm telling you guys this is
gonna be really me angry because we've
been down this road over and over and
over again and it keeps on coming up so
I guess the first thing I have to talk
about is Intel's power levels before
Alder lake pl2 or power level 2 was the
maximum allowable power for short
durations usually used for bursts of
higher clocks at the beginning of an
all-core workload after that short PL 2
bursts the chip would fall to pl1 which
is the long-term power limit as of Alder
Lake and now Raptor Lake pl1 and pl2 are
essentially the same if and only if your
motherboard can handle it so the
processor will strive to remain as close
as possible to its maximum turbo power
provided it's running cool enough
anyways the maximum Turbo Power
according to Intel for the 3900k and the
13700k is 253 Watts meanwhile the 13600k
gets cut back a bit to 181 Watts now
that seems pretty simple on paper right
and on Intel's website but this is where
we get into some dodgy ass motherboard
business that's because many but not all
boards push things even further than
Intel's maximum Turbo Power right out of
the box in their Auto settings without
any user input why well to win or cheat
or whatever you want to call it in
comparative benchmarks Asus calls it
multi-core enhancement or MCE on MSI
it's enhanced turbo and gigabyte has
enhanced multi-core performance and so
on but regardless of what the feature is
called it'll push wattage to the maximum
allowed by Raptor Lake even if it's
beyond Intel's own guidelines until it
hits its t-junction which is 100 degrees
Celsius thereafter it's gonna do one of
two things either it's going to keep on
going Balls to the absolute wall or it's
going to back off the gas a little bit I
wanted to actually give you a little bit
of a snapshot of what that looks like
with the z790 Maximus hero and a 360
millimeter AIO running at 100 fan speed
in an all-core blender workload and
during a 10 minute workload here's how
the 3900k behaves when running at
Intel's defaults it stries to hit 253
watts and since there's enough cooling
capacity that's exactly what it does for
the entire run some manufacturers Asus
included have their Auto setting pegged
the 13900 K to 300 watts and around 100
degrees Celsius for a predetermined
period of time in this case it's 96
seconds and then dial down to the cpu's
maximum Turbo Power of 253 Watts again
it's sort of like a pl1 pl2 situation
for Raptor Lake others just shoot for
the moon and remove Intel's limits all
together as their out of box default the
hero has a setting which does that too
but you physically have to select it
unlike some other manufacturers where
the auto setting behaves exactly like
this and this is what running Without
Limits does the motherboard does
absolutely everything it possibly can to
hit the absolute maximum CPU wattage
which in this case is 300 watts the only
thing that holds it back is you guessed
it temperatures because the effect of
running Without Limits on temperatures
is pretty damn dramatic we're talking
about running straight up to 100 degrees
almost all the time that's a massive
difference from running at Intel stock
settings or even the Asus Auto profile
that eventually Falls right back into
line with Intel's default spec and look
this is exactly why you're seeing so
much talk about 300 watt fire breathing
13900ks it's not even sensationalizing
per se because on some but not all
motherboards this CPU will run hot and
consume absolutely insane amounts of
power while Intel allows this and caused
their own specifications guidance or
guidelines this is something that
happened actually back in the z490 days
and everybody and I mean everybody was
critical of motherboards enabling MCE
when they just come out of the box when
you just pop a chip in there what has
changed I have no idea one thing is
certain though showing this kind of
behavior it makes for an amazing
thumbnail I'll give everybody that but
there's one thing that you also really
have to take into account here all that
extra juice doesn't really affect
overall clock speeds over longer periods
of time while the Asus Auto setting will
be amazing for bursty workloads like
short benchmarks the final Delta between
running at Intel's bone stock config and
Without Limits at close to 300 watts on
average is 150 megahertz yup that's
about it all that power and heat for
less than a three percent bump in
frequencies so it's pretty simple isn't
it if you are running one of those
motherboards that runs your 3900k
Without Limits out of the box or you set
No Limits yourself you're obviously
going to need one of these guys a 360
millimeter AIO running at close to 100
fast speed period point you can stop
watching the video right now but what
happens if your motherboard runs at
Intel's defaults or falls into the same
category as the Asus one here which goes
all out for a little while but then
settles down to the standard 253 watt
Baseline in terms of raw temperatures at
50 fan speed all these cooler what do
you know get hot even with the fans
running full out over 90 degrees is
pretty much par for the course for
anything under a 360 millimeter
all-in-one liquid cooler but after
seeing the correlation between
temperatures power and clock speeds
before these readings don't really
matter all that much since a cooler can
be running hot but that doesn't mean
it's running slow and the 3900 case
frequencies prove that at half fan speed
none of them Throttle Down to Intel's
base clock yet there's some benefits to
upsizing your cooler or running with
high-speed fans when running on all core
workload on this chip once everything is
said and done the Delta between the best
cooler here running all out and a basic
heatsink like the ak-400 operating at a
near silent fan profile is about 350
megahertz meanwhile looking at actual
performance you can clearly see there's
a lot of diminishing returns here even
an air cooler like the ak-620 can get
the chip running at almost Peak
Performance while running super quiet
increasing fan speed Narrows that Gap
even more where there's only about 30
seconds separating the 360 millimeter
AIO from the budget heatsink across a 14
plus minute render all this isn't to say
that you should be cheaping out on a
cooler when you're buying an ultra
high-end processor like the 3900k
absolutely not you should not be looking
at cheaping out on basically anything if
you're blocking down that kind of money
for a CPU but what it does prove is that
without all that motherboard
Ridiculousness stepping in you can
achieve Optimal Performance from the
13900k with a high-end air cooler but
what about gaming because I know and you
guys know that the vast majority of
people who are looking for this
processor are going to be using it
probably for gaming not for all core
rendering workloads because the vast
majority of people who are doing those
high level renders in Maya in blender
have moved on to GPU you compute anyways
and there's obviously a lot less power
needed for gaming than a full core load
so even with ultra quiet Acoustics the
3900k is a hell of a lot easier to cool
boost RPM more and temperatures plunge
even further the two aios though do show
their strengths over air cooling yet
there's a flip side to that coin because
every single cooling solution here
allows you to get the best possible
performance when we run an average
across six games so by this point I'm
sure that some of you maybe a few of you
are starting to reevaluate what the
common narrative is about the 13 900k I
mean look once you take those
motherboard Shenanigans out of the
equation it is still extremely hard to
cool except in gaming to a certain
extent and the amount of power that it
consumes will probably make a fx9590
weep but it is a lot more manageable
than you might have originally thought
and what about the 13600k for the time
being it's is the entry-level processor
of Intel's 13th gen so it's bound to be
popular but being more budget friendly
comes with some strings attached too
first and foremost it needs to be easier
to cool than a flagship CPU because the
last thing I want is to spend a small
fortune trying to tame a 330 dollar
processor so let's set the stage to see
how it behaves Without Limits at asus's
Auto limits and at Intel's defaults well
isn't this interesting at every single
setting the power consumption stayed
exactly the same in this all core
blender load it just sticks to an
average of 135 Watts not Intel's maximum
Turbo Power of 181. let's dive a bit
deeper to see exactly what's happening
first of all it's pretty obvious the 360
millimeter AIO keeps the 13600k cool
enough I mean it doesn't go above a peak
of 67 degrees even in the worst case and
this is exactly why nothing's moving
this chip was able to hit maximum
frequencies with without needing Intel's
180 watt maximum Turbo Power and it did
it with temperature Headroom to spare
that's the trifecta for Raptor Lake
folks to break that down just a little
bit more rather than looking at averages
Intel lists the maximum turbo frequency
here as 5.1 gigahertz on the p-cores and
3.9 on the e-cores now that is exactly
exactly what we got even though this
chip has 54 Watts technically of
additional Headroom it will not go one
iota above that without manual
overclocking this is completely
intentional too since the last thing
Intel wants is for the 13600k to
potentially compete against a more
expensive 13th gen CPU meanwhile the
13900k can swing for the fences with its
unique thermal velocity boost and turbo
boost max 3.0 Technologies but what we
saw just now was the lt720 360
millimeter AIO running at 100 fan speed
so that is the best of the best
situation outside of I guess a custom
Loop that you would see on the 13600k
but what happens if you just link that
with more affordable air Cooling and
water cooling solutions well with fans
running at half speed everything here
gets decent numbers even the entry level
ak-400 turn things up a notch and
temperatures of course go lower but does
the 20 degree Delta between the coolest
running heatsink and the hottest one
actually make a difference the answer is
nope not one bit because even when
running at 85 Degrees the 13600k can
still hit its maximum turbo frequencies
so 5.1 gigahertz on the P cores and 3.9
on the e-cores for an average of 4.8
across all cores even in a workload like
this of course that also leads to
Performance being identical regardless
of the cooling solution too I just need
to emphasize again though make sure you
get the best cooler you can afford even
if it's a less expensive air cooler
because as far as entry level air air
coolers go the ak-400 so this guy right
here is one of the better ones on the
market so it might give some people and
I'm talking to you whoever you're going
to be a little bit of overconfidence
that you can completely cheap out on an
air cooling solution when it comes to
cooling the 13600k and it really is not
okay but anyways I wanted to move on to
gaming here and I'm going to go through
this really really quickly since power
input is so low the amount of heat being
produced is less too so pretty much any
decent cooler yes even small form factor
heatsinks will be more than enough to
keep the 13600k cool during gaming
workloads of course there might be some
edge cases out there but overall every
single one of these coolers in this
video from a 360 millimeter AIO to the
ak-400 was able to deliver low
temperatures and identical gaming
performance and that's good news for
anyone who might be worried after seeing
some of those far out 3 900 K results
and that's pretty much it and I'll be
completely honest with you unlike a lot
of times I don't really have much to add
to this conclusion because I think the
numbers speak for themselves it's pretty
obvious if you are running an intensive
all core workload all day every day the
13900k even operating at Intel's limits
will require a beefy cooling solution in
order for it to hit Optimal Performance
but it's nowhere near as bad as some
people make it out to be especially in
gaming you just need to understand that
out of box results will vary in a
massive way from one motherboard to
another since some of them run the chip
outside of Intel specifications on the
other hand the 13600k is infinitely
easier to cool even a good entry-level
heatsink will have the chip running at
its best so I guess that's it for this
video I really hope that you enjoyed
this one at the very least I hope it
cleared up a little bit of the confusion
surrounding these new chips from Intel I
know that a lot of you said to me when I
did it for the rise 7000 series it
really helped I guess take away some of
the fears about cooling those chips and
maybe added a few more anyways I'm Mike
with Hardware Canucks and I will see you
in the next one have a good day guys
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