Same amount of heat for same workload - no matter which Intel i CPU...?

[NGamer]

As far as the Intel i7-12700 and i9-12900...

 

Do they both produce the same amount of heat at the exact same workload...?

 

Or will the i9 produce more heat no matter what...?

 

Thanks!

[An0maly_76]

More cores, more threads = more heat, period. Especially when put under a load.

[igormp]

7 minutes ago, NGamer said:

As far as the Intel i7-12700 and i9-12900...

 

Do they both produce the same amount of heat at the exact same workload...?

 

Or will the i9 produce more heat no matter what...?

 

Thanks!

If you manage to get both running at the same clock speeds, and load the exact same amount of cores, the amount of heat should be similar, within the margin of error (the i9 may be a bit hotter due to the extra transistors present not being fully turned off, but it should be insignificant).

 

However, if you fully load both, the i9 will heat more but also will get the job done faster, unless you limit its power usage.

[Eigenvektor]

9 minutes ago, NGamer said:

Do they both produce the same amount of heat at the exact same workload...?

The i9 can run up 5.1 GHz, while the i7 will run up to 4.9 GHz. The i9 also has more cores than the i7.

 

Given the same workload, the i9 should complete it in less time (either because it can utilize more cores or run a single core faster), which means it should use more power, but for a short amount of time. And power equals heat output.