That's not true. Consoles and PC run over the same basic platform - X86-64 CPU architecture and APIs found on Windows environment, too.
With next-gen consoles, we are going to see estimated 6X-8X CPU speed increase and between 95-110% higher GPU performance.
The Jaguar-based 4-module CPUs in PS4 and XBO will be completely obliterated.
It will be a new experience in the consoles world never seen before.
Which of course would mean that the requirements for the PC games will increase because they have always been more demanding and perhaps less optimised.
Read your homework -
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ilt-a-zen-2-navi-pc-to-next-gen-console-specs
Hang on. First you say the two aren't comparable and to illustrate that, you bring an article that
compares a PC with hardware equivalent to the new consoles, to the current console crop?
Does not compute.
In reality, what we see is that current consoles are both CPU and GPU limited and that even similar spec PCs with a faster CPU can get a better overall experience out of it. So no, there isn't a big plus to running console games on a console anymore. The only thing is high quality optimization, but that really only happens for a handful of first party titles. The cheaper devs haven't got time for that at all, they dev a console version on the PC and outsource any ports.
That said we don't disagree. Yes, the CPU demands for games will go up a bit. But I think you will find that CPU and its threads in use for many other things besides gaming, just like on a PC. In fact, the console is fast becoming the device that does more multitasking than your typical gamer PC. It has more readily integrated social apps, recording, media applications, etc. On a PC those are services you can control yourself.
What Zen will really do for the next consoles is bring the CPU part of it back up to balance with the GPU. It was much needed. It allows the consoles to support 60hz/120hz gaming better and this is not a coincidence with 4K120hz capable OLED out. 30 FPS is rapidly becoming something that is viewed as subpar, even in mainstream, and as panel diagonals increase, it becomes much more visible to have low refresh rate. Not pleasant to look at.
And what cooler is required to cool the CPU at 5.3 GHz? Or does it require an effective water cooler?
This'll do I think. Just don't use the auto OC setting please. Intel does not support overclocking.