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Every 7950X offers a 65W mode. It’s not a separate SKU. It’s a choice each user can make if they care more about efficiency. Tasks take longer to complete, but
by coder543 3y ago
Every 7950X offers a 65W mode. It’s not a separate SKU.
It’s a choice each user can make if they care more about efficiency. Tasks take longer to complete, but the total energy consumed for the completion of the task is dramatically less.
- nottorp 3y agoYou think? I think it's a choice that very few technical users even know about. And of those, 90% don't care about efficiency. The 250 W space heater vacuum cleaner soundtrack mode should be opt in rather than opt out. Same for video cards.
- coder543 3y agoOf course most users don’t pick the 65W option. They want maximum performance, and the cost of electricity is largely negligible to most people buying a 7950X. AMD isn’t going to offer a huge discount for a 65W 7950X for the reasons discussed elsewhere: they don’t need to.
- nottorp 3y ago> and the cost of electricity is largely negligible to most people buying a 7950X. “I can afford it” is still wasteful. Most people wouldn’t even notice the speed difference in 65 W mode. Even if they can afford the space heater mode.