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I really want to know how much power a typical 12th-gen Intel i9 laptop will require, with a number of web pages open in Windows, Windows Terminal with an Ubunt
by watersb 5y ago
I really want to know how much power a typical 12th-gen Intel i9 laptop will require, with a number of web pages open in Windows, Windows Terminal with an Ubuntu shell open, just sitting there as I read HN.
Which is to say, mostly idle.
Next level, let's say you also have Dropbox installed and mostly up to date, not obviously indexing or whatever.
I'm getting some strange numbers from my MacBook Air M1, like 25 milliWatts of SoC power draw. 0.025 Watts. That doesn't include the display (5 Watts?) etc.
Windows Performance Monitor would show me a battery discharge of about 7 Watts on my little HP Stream 11, under roughly these conditions.
Such low end might not seem relevant to you, but it covers most of my usage. VS Code, web pages, files.
I try to keep the M1 MacBook Air away from direct contact with my skin, because my body, at ~ 36 C, is hotter than its idle operating temperature.
My old Ivy Bridge laptops can't tie their shoes at anything under 50 degrees C.