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> My Mac uses almost an order of magnitude less power than the PC and I keep the PC powered off. Either you are not measuring power consumption correctly, or t

> My Mac uses almost an order of magnitude less power than the PC and I keep the PC powered off. Either you are not measuring power consumption correctly, or there is something very wrong with your PC.

wtallis 3y ago
Or it's an AMD desktop. Their chiplet design really isn't good for idle power.
- ilyt 3y ago
  Seriously, even when doing nothing whatsoever (and cores themselves idling at 1.3W) the package is taking 20W.
  - Kubuxu 3y ago
    Disable memory overclock or undervolt the memory and SoC. You will see the power drop down like crazy.
llm_nerd 3y ago
I believe they're saying they keep it powered off because it uses a magnitude more power. And it's an entirely believable statement. A Mac Mini uses between 5w - 20w. Many PCs idle at >50W, and under use hit 500W+.
- betaby 3y ago
  Perhaps, but those would be the very different PCs. Also while exist, 500W+ desktops are rare, and their performance are not comparable to Mac Minis.
- yyyk 3y ago
  That's not a fair comparison. We should be comparing Mac Mini to NUCs if power consumption is the relevant factor. Plenty of NUCs are rated for 15w.
  - alphabettsy 3y ago
    And those NUCs don’t match the performance.