Intel has certainly learned its hard lessons with the controversy surrounding degraded 13/14th Gen Core processors, and has reportedly (via Benchlife) reeling in motherboard OEMs to keep their aggressive power profiles in check.
Z890 Motherboards Will Not Repeat Its Predecessors’ Mistake
Some context: you may have noticed that Intel motherboard makers had often publicized its “overclock” features that often involves de-restricted power limits – think ASUS MCE, MSI Enhanced Turbo, GIGABYTE Enhanced Multi-Core Performance, or other similar names. This is partly to blame for the issues causing degraded chips, as high power draw has inadvertently caused and accelerated the Vmin shift issue as reported over the past months.
With that said, nothing will change in terms of your processor’s performance – this is to simply enforce the default power settings (think 125W PL1/PBP and 253W PL2/MTP) out-of-the-box, and motherboard makers are still free to use any custom profiles that pushes these chips beyond their stock limits, including existing ones. This means your motherboard manufacturer will likely inform you beforehand to enable its performance-boosting features moving forward, similar to enabling XMP/EXPO profiles for RAM.
It is also reported that the chipmaker will be launching its Z890 lineup on October 24, 2024 – the same day its Core Ultra 200 desktop lineup debuts.
Pokdepinion: Intel certainly has let its motherboard vendors run too loose in the past – hopefully this means a more consistent experience for everyone.
