Are there any idle power measurements in that article? For 95%+ of the time my home computer isn't doing a lot (text editing, simple browsing, playing radio or music).
> Looking at our CPU power draw alone, the 7900, 7700, and 7600 all pull around 20 watts at idle.
For comparison, the Intel Core i9-13900K seems to draw just 10 watts, and the Intel Core i5-13600K only draws 6!
https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/10222/intel-core-i9-13900k...
According to TFA, the i5-13600K has the best "performance / cost" ratio. So, all other things equal, for a "regular PC", the intel part looks the most interesting, since it won't be any slower when you need it to actually do something for a few minutes (like compile something).
Lots of tweaks on motherboards, i.e. give the CPU a bit more voltage than standard and it will boost more and your motherboard gives users more perfomance.
Also just differences in measuring, was it from the wall or via voltage pads on the motherboard.