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I have the same chip and it's amazing to see it idle at 75W after growing up on Intel chips that use like 5W at idle. Of note is that Zen 2 (the 3970x's microa
by jrockway 3y ago
I have the same chip and it's amazing to see it idle at 75W after growing up on Intel chips that use like 5W at idle.
Of note is that Zen 2 (the 3970x's microarchitecture) is 7nm. The new Threadrippers are on a 5nm process. I would expect slightly lower power consumption, but note that the 7000 series of Threadrippers quote a TDP of 350W while the 3000 series quote 280W. So I'm guessing they're using the efficiency for more speed instead of more power savings.
To me, it's fine. I'd always prefer paying more for electricity than to wait longer for something to complete. (But I do respect the desktop chips that can blink my cursor with an efficiency core that uses a few tens of milliwatts.)