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In gaming, especially simulators: The 5800x3d and then the 7800x3d has proved how exemplary performance benefits can be gained in certain use cases, in some cas
by sundvor 3y ago
In gaming, especially simulators: The 5800x3d and then the 7800x3d has proved how exemplary performance benefits can be gained in certain use cases, in some cases outperforming Intel with less than half the power usage (if not a third).
Limiting overclocking is a price to pay for that, but you kind of get it back with the monthly power bills - and still going toe to toe with Intel in general.
- DeathArrow 3y agoI doubt that for one user using one CPU the power bill is going to matter. People still use AC, washing machines and electrical heating consuming thousands of kw.
- sundvor 3y agoIt's a 100-150w difference. It all adds up. This also means you don't need to run the fans in your system as high.
- markhahn 3y agoLook at the numbers. Power/heat matters for datacenters, but not for people. Yes, you can built a kw desktop, but you know you're doing something weird. For most people, their computer's peak dissipation has been falling for a decade. 90W cpus used to be common, but mainstream is currently going from 65 to 40W categories in desktops. And normal people do not have GPUs. Even more normal people depend primarily on mobile devices, where 15W laptops are routine, and lots of people use devices <4W.