CPU Anandtech does a 95W-limit test run on the 9900K

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Shrink Ray Wielder
Aug 18, 2016
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/13591/the-intel-core-i9-9900k-at-95w-fixing-the-power-for-sff/

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The Intel Core i9-9900K, in normal operation, scores an efficiency rating of 32.9. This rises to 44.2 if the processor is fixed to 95W. This ultimately puts the 9900K in the limelight for an SFF system: when the power is limited to 95W, you get all the single core performance, most of the variable threaded performance, and around a 10-27% loss in throughput testing, most noticably in rendering. Overall, it acts like a 9900K in single thread mode, and like a 9700K in multi-thread mode.

interesting o_o maybe intel lifted the limits or the requirement of following PL1 to make the 9900K worth its while (although a 9700K with 16 threads is already a big plus vs what an 9700K actually is)