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Even if the AMD chip runs 100 watts hotter and you're encoding constantly all year that's still only $100, small compared to the chip price difference. In data
by Symmetry 10y ago
Even if the AMD chip runs 100 watts hotter and you're encoding constantly all year that's still only $100, small compared to the chip price difference. In datacenters where you have to think about density, cooling, etc then power efficiency gets more important but not so much for consumers except in terms of fan noise.
- tracker1 10y agoBut over two years, what would the extra $200 get you in terms of CPU options?
- bubuga 10y ago> But over two years, what would the extra $200 get you in terms of CPU options? It gets you to do the math. The $100 estimate was based on a scenario where the AMD product ran 100W hotter and ran all year long with a heavy workload. In reality, the comparable offer from Intel runs only 10W hotter, and a normal workload, at best, only costs some cents per year. After all those years saving money going with the best and cheaper offering from AMD, the money you save gets you more cash to upgrade your computer. Because economic matter.