Prima.Vera3% performance boost for 50% increase in Power consumption??
Lol.

ir_cowWhere are you getting 50% from?

Prima.Vera3% performance boost for 50% increase in Power consumption??
Lol.

Tek-CheckMeasured by Gordon from PC World. Anything above 253W (PL1/PL1), in unrestricted power usage mode, brings negligible performance uplift with exponential power use towards 350W. So, adding another 30-40W to feed the beast at 6GHz, you get ~50% more power usage above PL2 for another 1000 points in CR23, which is ~3%. Not worth it by any stretch of imagination and reason. "6GHz" is a marketing gimmick to tell you that you need to buy 420 mm AIO, as CPU will throttle even faster, and get ready to pay more bills for heating during winter season.

Essentially, 6GHz mode is a winter heating solution for your room.

ir_cowWhere are you getting 50% from?

b1k3rdudeIts a well know fact that both ibntel 13th gen and Amd 7th gen both use increasing amount of power the higher you go clock wise. a simple search will verify this.

Prima.Vera3% performance boost for 50% increase in Power consumption??
Lol.

Dirt ChipA very nice bonus to Gigabyte Z690 owners (me included), as I just recently apply the F21 bios with that feature (it is out as of 15.11).
Another example why Z790 not worth the extra $ compere to Z690.


6 GHz is only for 1-2 best P cores. Not all cores.
Many photo\video apps can do very good with that extra, free, Hz that no way max the 253w budget.
Also gaming, that hardly (if ever) reach that 253w mark.
No CPU goes 350+w for only 2 cores (unless under LN maybe), surely not 13900K/13700K.
From paying with it a little, my CPU reach that 6GHz on 1 cores at under 100w in CB23 single, using air cooler.
You don't do multi to test that feature..

b1k3rdudeIts a well know fact that both Intel 13th gen and Amd 7th gen both use increasing amount of power with increased clocks, a simple search will verify this.

That and as it stands the 13900 series runs so bloody hot & power hungry that there isnt a consumer grade cooling solution(this includes custom open loops fyi that will effectivly cool the chip. ALL reviews have shown that this chip hits its TJmax in a very short space of time and thermal throttles. Some users have have some successes with undervolting in an attempt to keep the thermals under control.

So when I see chips like this binned 6ghz units, ALL I see is just like any 13900 k or KF, is increased electricity bills for very little gain. hard NO. You are much better of getting a 13600 (best for buck of this series) or if you want same core count for less power consumtion the 13700, simples.

ir_cowWhile I agree you won't gain anything because its only 2 cores, the whole 50% is incorrect. I'm running it right now. no 50% increase at idle or benchmarks restricted to two cores. Also that 100c is only if you allow P1=4096. Set the power limit to YOUR setup. I'm on a custom loop, but still it takes 10 minutes of R23 to get to 98c with "unlimited power".

b1k3rdudeSo when I see chips like this binned 6ghz units, ALL I see is just like any 13900 k or KF, is increased electricity bills for very little gain. hard NO. You are much better of getting a 13600 (best for buck of this series) or if you want same core count for less power consumtion the 13700, simples.