Since the concept of TDP power consumption was introduced for many years, it can be used as one of the criteria for heat sink selection. But the problem is that it cannot represent the real power consumption of the processor, and can only indirectly reflect the level of power consumption.
However, now this situation is going to be changed, starting from the 12th generation Of Core, Intel does not label the TDP power design, but instead sets the two parameters of basic power + Turbo power.
As shown in the specification table below, the processor base power of the i9-12900K is 125W, which can be understood as the power consumption at the base frequency; the maximum Turbo power consumption (Maximum Turbo Power) is 241W, which can be understood as the maximum sustained power consumption of the processor, which can be changed by the manufacturer.
It is understood that the 12th generation of mobile Core processors used in notebooks also use this method, and unlike the desktop version of the processor, there is a minimum guaranteed power consumption (Minimum Assured Power).
As shown in the figure below, the i9-12900HK base power consumption is 45W, the maximum Turbo power consumption is 115W, and the minimum guaranteed power consumption is 35W.
After the revision, compared with the previous TDP power consumption, the new version of power consumption is more reference value, and consumers can more intuitively understand what level of power dissipation of the processor is.