In the
press release, one major piece of information was overlooked and was caught sight by
Videocardz. The presser states that the Nova WiFi will be ready to support even more power-hungry future CPUs. We know that LGA 1700 socket currently supports 12th Gen Alder Lake & 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Since there are slim chances of
Meteor Lake making its way to the desktop platform, the only possibility that remains for a more power-hungry CPU is the
Intel Raptor Lake refresh.
The Intel Raptor Lake Refresh lineup for desktops is said to launch in the second half of 2023 and will offer enhancements in areas such as clock speeds with
rumors of up to 6.2 and even 6.5 GHz clocks. We know that Intel already pushed things to the max with its
Core i9-13900KS which is the first 6 GHz CPU and consumes 150W power at its base clock and 253 at full turbo power. The chip can easily sip up to 450W and higher when overclocked and that's also even
without considering LN2 overclocks.
So if Intel is really going to go the higher clock route, then we can expect another bump in the overall power consumption which should make Raptor Lake refresh one of the most if not the most power-hungry mainstream chip design in years.