For YouTube, I'd recommend setting up HW decoding. Depending on your distro and GPU, it can be a pain to set up, but it's much more efficient: https://wiki.arch

For YouTube, I'd recommend setting up HW decoding. Depending on your distro and GPU, it can be a pain to set up, but it's much more efficient: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hardware_video_acceleration https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hardware_video_acceleration Personally, I've found over the past few years that AMD parts tend to have better perf/watt than Intel parts for both laptops and desktops and I think most benchmarks tend to corroborate that experience: https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-7600-ryzen-7-7700-and-ryzen-9-7900-65w-review?page=3#:~:text=AMD%2065W%20Ryzen%205/7/9%207000%20Total%20System%20Power%20Consumption https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-7600-ryzen-7-770... Someone mentioned Eco mode (which is easy if your BIOS supports it) - another option is futzing with PBO2 Curve Optimizer. Most chips can support a -10 on all cores but lots of people run up to -20 or even -30. This can make a pretty huge difference in temps/wattage. I lowered my CPU temps by >10C w/ no performance loss on my 5950X. You can also set the PPT to whatever max power you want to use. Here's a guide if you're going to explore some that more: https://skatterbencher.com/amd-precision-boost-overdrive-2/ https://skatterbencher.com/amd-precision-boost-overdrive-2/