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Intel Core i5-13500 on the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi

Pairing the Intel Core i5-13500 with the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi puts 65 W through a 1530 W power stage array — 4 % of what the board holds — for an estimated VRM temperature of 41 °C and no measurable clock loss.

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No throttling expected

Estimated VRM temperature: 41 °C
Stress ratio: 0.04
Capacity score: 98/100
Clock loss: 0 %

Estimated VRM temperature

Sustained: Sustained 41 °C
Peak boost: Peak boost 45 °C

Power delivery

Each bar is one Vcore power stage, filled to the share of its capacity this processor asks for. The dashed line is the 85 % mark where our model starts predicting clock loss.

This pairing is not close to any limit. 65 W against 1530 W of capacity leaves the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi running its stages at 4 % load, and our model puts the VRM at 41 °C in a closed case. Nothing about the Intel Core i5-13500 pushes this board into the region where clocks start dropping.

The ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi carries 16 Vcore power stages rated 90 A each, teamed in pairs off a shared controller channel, with large finned blocks with real thermal mass. That works out to about 1530 W of sustained core power once the design and the cooling are accounted for, which is the number the Intel Core i5-13500's 65 W is measured against.

Buy it on the rest of the specification rather than on power delivery, because at 4 % of capacity the VRM has stopped being the interesting variable. Count the M.2 slots you need, check the rear ports against what you actually plug in, and let the ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi's 16 stages get on with it.

Note: One M.2 slot borrows lanes from the graphics slot

The Gen 5 M.2 slot borrows four graphics lanes, leaving the primary slot at x8 when it is used.