Some Intel Alder Lake CPUs could benefit from smartly orientating your cooler

Some Intel Alder Lake CPUs could profit from smartly orientating your cooler

A picture from a thermal imaging camera of two Alder Lake processors dies

(Simulacrum credit: MSI)

As we suffer nearer to the launch of Intel's 12th Gen processors interesting new information is coming to light. A recent MSI Insider livestream contained a couple of interesting tidbits regarding the existence of at any rate two different Alder tree Lake-S dies, as well every bit a potential issue that may turn out when 12th Gen CPUs are cooled with certain heat pipe coolers.

The early undulation of 12th Generation CPUs, all of which are high-ending, unlocked 'K' SKU's, also all contain Gracemont Efficient Cores. However, it appears atomic number 3 though thither will follow a different die configuration for processors that lack these E-Cores.

This alternative break down leave likely come along in future i3 or i5 founded models. Something like a half a dozen-core/12-thread P-Core only i5 could turn out to be quite the budget gambling CPU. It's also possible that this die could be harvested to produce quad or even dual core variants.

MSI goes on to claim that these different die configurations have different hotspots (via Hardware Information). The elongated die and electronic transistor density compounded with the P-Core concentration could create issues for doomed heat pipe coolers, as illustrated by the image from MSI below.

As you can see, some coolers with gaps between the inflame pipes might not be optimal, as the supposedly power-hungry P-cores may not have direct striking. This shouldn't be an issue with most coolers, but sure as shooting could be with cheaper operating room older chillers, at any rate those that have LGA 1700 mounting kits. Air cooling users mightiness want to pay off attention to the orientation of their ice chest, too.

It's unlikely this will be an issue for users with AIO coolers, though, which tend to feature a larger baseplate.

MSI cooler and CPU surface diagrams for Alder Lake. — (Image credit: MSI)

Clock (and user reports) will tell as to whether send coolers rich person issues or not. We'd hope that cooling manufacturers have long since worked roughly any intricacies that 12th Generation CPUs may accept.

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