The higher end Zen 3 SKUs were power limited. The AM4 platform wasn't originally designed with 16 core CPUs in mind (remember it was up to 8 cores for Zen and Zen+) and the socket was only capable of delivering a certain amount of voltage. It's not an apples to apples comparison but look at the i5 12600K at 125W base power. Intel gave ev…
The higher end Zen 3 SKUs were power limited. The AM4 platform wasn't originally designed with 16 core CPUs in mind (remember it was up to 8 cores for Zen and Zen+) and the socket was only capable of delivering a certain amount of voltage. It's not an apples to apples comparison but look at the i5 12600K at 125W base power. Intel gave even that mainstream SKU all the power it needs. The 5950X could've been a bit more powerful had it been on a platform designed for 16+ cores like AM5 is for example.
Zen 4 is built to do exceptionally well at lower power too and will be much more powerful in next year's laptops than Zen 3. If heat is a concern though just wait for the non X SKUs to be released as they will likely run a bit cooler with lower wattage.
The higher end Zen 3 SKUs were power limited. The AM4 platform wasn't originally designed with 16 core CPUs in mind (remember it was up to 8 cores for Zen and Zen+) and the socket was only capable of delivering a certain amount of voltage. It's not an apples to apples comparison but look at the i5 12600K at 125W base power. Intel gave even that mainstream SKU all the power it needs. The 5950X could've been a bit more powerful had it been on a platform designed for 16+ cores like AM5 is for example.
Zen 4 is built to do exceptionally well at lower power too and will be much more powerful in next year's laptops than Zen 3. If heat is a concern though just wait for the non X SKUs to be released as they will likely run a bit cooler with lower wattage.