Great article! Bookmarked it for easy reference. Now according to that chart, the Tcase for a 13700k is only 72c?? Mine runs up to 75c while gaming, but averages around 65c. Is that something to worry about long term? Raptorlake just runs hotter than Alderlake, thought that was generally accepted. But they both have the same Tcase @ 72C?
Also, the chart has a typeo; it shows the 13700k as having 8P+8E &16T, but it has 24T.
Thanks for spotting the typo - all fixed now.
With regards to the Tcase values, Intel's ratings are somewhat complicated. They don't give an outright maximum limit, as such. Instead, they give a peak figure measured by test engineers, for a given power level and controlled ambient temperature of 40C, using Intel's own TTV (
thermal test vehicle).
In the case of the 13700K, this value is 62C for 125W (see page 94 of this
pdf) but system builders often use a higher figure, such as the one quoted in our chart, because they use a different thermal solution to Intel. Having a Tcase averaging around 65C, and occasionally hitting 75C, while gaming is absolutely fine, as long as your Tjunction is nicely under 100C.
You can find all the thermal figures you want for the different Core generations in Intel's technical documents (
here) but in general, the maximum value for the Tcase, measured using its TTV, goes like this:
11th Gen (8 core 125W) -- Maximum TTV Tcase = 72C
12th Gen (8P + 8E 125W) -- Maximum TTV Tcase = 62C
13th Gen (8P + 16E 125W) -- Maximum TTC Tcase = 62C
Essentially, think of these values as targets for system builders to use, when designing completely cooling systems (heatsinks, fan, thermal materials, etc).