AMD Vs Intel on Heat

[DannyRyu]

Okay before you rage this isn't a Intel Vs AMD Comparison. Technically

Okay now that's out of the way I've read somewhere the AMD has a larger heat-spreader on their chips and that's why its technically "hotter" so the heat AMD And Intel Produce could be closer than we expect.

is this true? could Intel hold in more heat and make it seem cooler? Thanks any pages or sources you have would be great help too

[don_svetlio]

The larger heatspreader actually means that AMD chips run cooler on average but output more heat into the room overall.

[The_Stig]

AMD's chips tend to have a higher TDP than intels which means more heat given off and therefore means that they tend to run hotter.

[don_svetlio]

AMD's chips tend to have a higher TDP than intels which means more heat given off and therefore means that they tend to run hotter.

high TDP = yes

more heat = yes

run hotter = no.

This is exactly what the OP was asking about - the larger heat spreader means the hit is more effectively removed from the CPU cores and thus they run at a lower temperature compared to their intel counterpart with the same cooler

[The_Stig]

high TDP = yes

more heat = yes

run hotter = no.

This is exactly what the OP was asking about - the larger heat spreader means the hit is more effectively removed from the CPU cores and thus they run at a lower temperature compared to their intel counterpart with the same cooler

That's why I said "tend". As I know that if you both get them a high-quality cooler, then they will get to similar temps. But some coolers don't take advantage of the larger heat-spreader (CM GeminII M4 for example) and therefore run hotter.

[don_svetlio]

That's why I said "tend". As I know that if you both get them a high-quality cooler, then they will get to similar temps. But some coolers don't take advantage of the larger heat-spreader (CM GeminII M4 for example) and therefore run hotter.

Тrue - but I'd also like to point out a small detail that intel neglected - their stock coolers aren't enough for i7s - the 4790K overheats and shuts down on max load on the stock cooler whereas a 8350/8370 have a MUCH beefier cooler with a copper slug and heatpipes. The only bad thing is the fan, if they add a decent 100mm fan I'd say the 8350/8370 stock cooling would be enough for 4GHz out of the box

[harrynowl]

AMD CPUs produce more heat but they're also more effective at dissipating it, due to large die sizes and larger heatspreaders (plus the use of solder instead of paste inside the CPU).

[PlayStation 2]

high TDP = yes

more heat = yes

run hotter = no.

This is exactly what the OP was asking about - the larger heat spreader means the hit is more effectively removed from the CPU cores and thus they run at a lower temperature compared to their intel counterpart with the same cooler

This exactly.

I shouldn't use laptops as an example but my laptop does have a higher TDP than the Pentium chips and they do produce more heat, but they run about as hot as a said Pentium (mine gets to about 90c playing TF2 and idles at 52c)

[don_svetlio]

This exactly.

I shouldn't use laptops as an example but my laptop does have a higher TDP than the Pentium chips and they do produce more heat, but they run about as hot as a said Pentium (mine gets to about 90c playing TF2 and idles at 52c)

My Phenom II laptop ran at 70*C with a mini fan kek.

[sambaranbanerjee8]

AND preprocessor efficiency is not great as intel.