Re: W11 support?

On Sun, 9/7/2025 2:55 AM, T wrote:
> On 9/6/25 11:01 PM, T wrote:
>> On 9/6/25 10:37 AM, Paul wrote:
>>>     https://www.xda-developers.com/intel-core-i7-14700k-review/
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> I picked this processor out from this chart at ASUS:
>>
>> https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/ workstation/pro-ws-w680m-ace-se/helpdesk_qvl_cpu?model2Name=Pro-WS- W680M-ACE-SE
>>
>> because it was 35 watts and supported ECC.
>>
>> But the review you sent me said it ran "hot".
>>
>> Something is fishy here.  You  take?
>>
>> -T
> 
> 
> Moving to an i5 might be a better choice:
> 
> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236782/intel-core-i5-processor-14600t-24m-cache-up-to-5-10-ghz/specifications.html
> 
> Processor Base Power  35 W
> Maximum Turbo Power   92 W

   "ECC Memory Supported ‡       Yes

    Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.
   "

   [The ECC circuitry is inside the CPU and not the chipset. The chipset is a Southbridge only, a PCH.
    The "chipset support" means "our marketing team bent some arms to make this happen that way". ]

You can't always get T processors on Newegg, like your 14600T suggestion.
Check carefully (make sure vendor is not on the Shanghai shoreline).

Now, these things do change with the times, and one reason for a 14600T to show
up, is pre-built system builders have switched to 285's and the like and the
14600T would be "old-hat". The 285 is a different socket. A new version of the
285 will show up later this year, with "extra gubbins" to make up for the
"flop of a launch" earlier on. What fab will they use ? Who knows...

One of the mistakes they made, was the PCIe Rev5 NVMe interface,
couldn't run at 14000MB/sec due to a "long path" inside the chip,
and that would be one of the things the new version of the chip
will fix. Now, who cares whether it runs at 14000MB/sec ? o.O
But, there you are. If the competition runs at 14000, then
so must you. Meanwhile, the socket on my daily driver runs
at 3500.

   Paul