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Man, I hope the TDP is adjustable, as well as the voltage, like many Intel chips. Would be great to see what these chips can do.
by jotm 7y ago
Man, I hope the TDP is adjustable, as well as the voltage, like many Intel chips. Would be great to see what these chips can do.
- dannyw 7y agoAll AMD Ryzen chips, even the cheapest $50 3000G (technically branded an 'Athlon') are fully unlocked and you can adjust everything to your hearts desire. Unlike Intel, AMD does not charge extra for unlocked chips. It's not like it matters tho anyway: with Zen2, PDO2 pretty much pushes your chip up to the limits of thermal constraints. I'm looking at Ryzen Master right now, and my TDP is "1000W".
- kllrnohj 7y agoGiven this is a laptop it doesn't really make sense to adjust the TDP even if you can. You're going to be limited by the laptop's cooling solution, which is going to be at best sufficient for factory settings but nothing more. More commonly it's actually not quite sufficient for factory settings, leading to thermal throttling over sustained loads.
- jotm 7y agoOh I am well aware. Laptop coolers are barely good enough, without exception. It's fascinating really, it's like they want their systems to run at close to throttling temperatures, so they last a tad bit longer than their warranty. Doesn't bother me, I've got 2 hands and 2 eyes, anything can be modified with those. Except encrypted BIOSes, for now :D