Intel I7 11700 non-k 65W vs 288W limit. Why you shouldn't use I7 with power limit - 11700 and 11700F

Left --- I7 11700 with 65W limit
Time Spy (720p) Score, Time Spy Graphics score 22204, Time Spy CPU score 7532, CineBench R20 2913 (scores without screen recording)

Middle --- I7 11700 with 65W limit, undervolted 100mV
Time Spy (720p) Score, Time Spy Graphics score 22226, Time Spy CPU score 8089, CineBench R20 3153 (scores without screen recording)

Right --- I7 11700 with 288W limit.
Time Spy (720p) Score, Time Spy Graphics score 22009, Time Spy CPU score 12573, CineBench R20 5484 (scores without screen recording)

To simulate faster card 720p resolution was used with RTX 3060. Framerate is similar to RTX 3070. With faster cards differance will be increasing.
MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY at least for now refused to work with ram speeds higher then 3200MHz for gear 1 and 3733MHz for gear 2.

Intel's non k cpus need usually more then 65Watt. They should be used without power limits for best performance. Most motherboards set these limits higher be default if not they can be changed in Bios or Intel XTU application.
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I7 11700 multiplayers for active cores - 1,2 - 49x, 3,4 - 47x, 5,6 - 46x, 7 - 45x, 8 - 44x.
During 100% cpu load 11700 needs ~170 Watt. During gaming with decant fast card over 100 Watt.
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Screen was recorded with Nvidia Shadow Play. Performance is higher without recording.

Games benchmarks:
Far Cry New Dawn
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Watch Dogs Legion
The Division 2
Rainbow Six Siege

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For 11 gen Intel cpus I would choose only motherboards, which can handle 11700 without power limits. Even for 10400, because after 3-4 years 11700 will be next possible upgrade.

I wouldn’t buy:

MSI:

B560M PRO - to weak VRM for 11700

Gigabyte:

B560M D2V - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M DS3H AC - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M DS3H - to weak VRM for 11700

B560 HD3 - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M D3H - to weak VRM for 11700

GA-B560M-D3P - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M DS3H - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M POWER - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M GAMING HD - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M H - to weak VRM for 11700

Asrock:

B560M-HDV - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M-HDV-A - to weak VRM for 11700

B560M Pro4- vrm hot for 11700

B560M Pro4/ac - vrm hot for 11700

B560M Pro4/ac+ - vrm hot for 11700

B560 Pro4 - vrm hot for 11700

Asus:

PRIME B560M-K - to weak VRM for 11700

TUF GAMING B560M-E - to weak VRM for 11700

PRIME B560M-A - to weak VRM for 11700

PRIME B560-PLUS - to weak VRM for 11700

EX-B560M-V5 - to weak VRM for 11700

B5560M-P - to weak VRM for 11700



I would buy:

MSI:

B560M PRO-VDH

MAG B560M BAZOOKA

MAG B560M MORTAR

MAG B560 TORPEDO

MAG B560 TOMAHAWK WIFI

Gigabyte:

B560M AORUS ELITE

B560M AORUS PRO

B560M AORUS PRO AX

B560 AORUS PRO AX

Asrock:

B560M Steel Legend

B560 Steel Legend

Asus:

TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS

TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS WIFI

TUF GAMING B560-PLUS WIFI

ROG STRIX B560-A GAMING WIFI

ROG STRIX B560-E GAMING WIFI

ROG STRIX B560-F GAMING WIFI

ROG STRIX B560-G GAMING WIFI
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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY

CPU: Intel I7 11700

Cooler: NH-U12A

Ram: Samsung B-Die - Patriot 16GB (2x8GB) 4400MHz CL19 Viper Steel set to 3200MHz tCL 12, tRCD 12, tRP 12, tRAS 28, tRFC 280, tWR 10, tRTP 6, tFAW 16, tCWL 9 rest on auto

GPU: Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Pegasus OC 720p

Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB
PLEXTOR PX-1TM8SeG 1000GB

Case: none

PSU: HDPLEX 400W HiFi DC-ATX + HDPLEX 400W AC-DC