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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX & MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX Review – Upgrades Everywhere!

Hassan Mujtaba

CPU Power Consumption Tests

The Intel Raptor Lake CPUs feature the brand new hybrid architecture approach composed of Raptor Cove and Gracemont cores. The chip also relies on a brand new 10nm Enhanced SuperFin process node which delivers up to 6.0 GHz clock speeds on the flagship Core i9-13900KS.

The faster clocks along with the addition of more cores should lead to more power consumption but Intel is also touting increased efficiency per watt thanks to the overall performance increases we get this generation.

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Power Consumption (Stock) Stress Test
Load
Idle
0
70
140
210
280
350
420
0
70
140
210
280
350
420
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
394
62
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
390
61
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
390
62
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
399
60
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
392
60
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WIFI
388
59
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
388
58
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
393
60
Power Consumption (Stock) Gaming Test
Load
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
124
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
123
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
122
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
121
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
120
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WIFI
121
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
120
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
121
Power Consumption 5.7 GHz Overclocked
Load
Idle
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX (Auto 6.1 GHz OC)
532
92
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara
460
83
ASRock Z790 Taichi LITE
458
81
MSI MEG Z790 ACE
454
80
MSI MEG Z790 ACE MAX
450
80
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO
450
80
ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WIFI
451
80
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WIFI
443
82
Gigabyte Z790 AERO G
442

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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