4 ms·
Also, aren’t desktop CPUs constrained by thermal load at some point or can we use ever bigger coolers? Personally, I find it almost obscene that my desktop PC c
by n1000 5y ago
Also, aren’t desktop CPUs constrained by thermal load at some point or can we use ever bigger coolers?
Personally, I find it almost obscene that my desktop PC consumes roughly as much as a good old incandescent lightbulb (60+W) while idling. My laptop uses as much under full load.
- Synaesthesia 5y agoYour PC uses 60w idling? Is that with screen? It's not too much in that case. CPUS and GPUS have gotten a lot better at idle power consumption, and PSUs are also quite efficient these days.
- n1000 5y agoAs discussed here [1], a fairly beefy Ryzen/RTX setup is often found idling around that number. [1] https://hardforum.com/threads/killawatt-owners-whats-the-idle-power-consumption-of-a-new-ryzen-system.2002676/ https://hardforum.com/threads/killawatt-owners-whats-the-idl...
- namibj 5y agoDownvolt and downclock your RAM when possible. Turn off VRM phases when not needed (also on the GPU; RAM should be handled properly already on it). Allow package-C6. Turn on PCIe power saving stuff. There is a bunch of stuff that mildly hurts performance and greatly improves efficiency in intermittent workloads, by letting hardware sleep/power-off when not needed.