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I find that very hard to believe considering the N100 has a TDP of 6W and in benchmarks draws <8W when idle. Ryzen 5 7640U's numbers are 5x that. The laptop's d

by paxys 3y ago

I find that very hard to believe considering the N100 has a TDP of 6W and in benchmarks draws <8W when idle. Ryzen 5 7640U's numbers are 5x that. The laptop's display itself will consume more energy than the entire mini PC on idle.

craftkiller 3y ago
From powertop sitting idle running sway, waybar, and alacritty: > The battery reports a discharge rate of 6.34 W Plenty of people have hit even lower levels, and there are plenty of reports of people getting approximately the same as me: https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-ppd-v-tlp-for-amd-ryzen-7040/39423/195 https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-ppd-v-tlp-for-amd-ry... The Intel PC in the article is listed as 7-10W idle, which puts my full laptop below its lowest bound.
- kube-system 3y ago
  One of the comments on the article's page: > I managed to get my N100 mini pc to 1.3-1.5W idle power consumption at wall There's a lot of variables at play with idle power consumption, so the devil is in the details with what is actually being compared.
  - paxys 3y ago
    Plus the manufacturer published TDP numbers are with a baseline load, not 100% idle and as optimized as possible (because at that point you might as well turn the device off).
    - kube-system 3y ago
      If I'm reading this correctly, I think the article is citing 'typical' (i.e. what other people said) idle power consumption measured at the wall for similar N100 PCs. TDP something different: it is typically a term to describe the amount of heat that needs to be dissipated from a chip while under load. While it is a number that is closely related to the power consumption, it is neither the same thing, nor would those numbers ever cite the total consumption of the system. (because, for instance, most components in a computer are passively cooled)

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I find that very hard to believe considering the N100 has a TDP of 6W and in benchmarks draws <8W when idle. Ryzen 5 7640U's numbers are 5x that. The laptop's d

by paxys 3y ago

craftkiller 3y ago
From powertop sitting idle running sway, waybar, and alacritty: > The battery reports a discharge rate of 6.34 W Plenty of people have hit even lower levels, and there are plenty of reports of people getting approximately the same as me: https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-ppd-v-tlp-for-amd-ryzen-7040/39423/195 https://community.frame.work/t/tracking-ppd-v-tlp-for-amd-ry... The Intel PC in the article is listed as 7-10W idle, which puts my full laptop below its lowest bound.
- kube-system 3y ago
  One of the comments on the article's page: > I managed to get my N100 mini pc to 1.3-1.5W idle power consumption at wall There's a lot of variables at play with idle power consumption, so the devil is in the details with what is actually being compared.
  - paxys 3y ago
    Plus the manufacturer published TDP numbers are with a baseline load, not 100% idle and as optimized as possible (because at that point you might as well turn the device off).
    - kube-system 3y ago
      If I'm reading this correctly, I think the article is citing 'typical' (i.e. what other people said) idle power consumption measured at the wall for similar N100 PCs. TDP something different: it is typically a term to describe the amount of heat that needs to be dissipated from a chip while under load. While it is a number that is closely related to the power consumption, it is neither the same thing, nor would those numbers ever cite the total consumption of the system. (because, for instance, most components in a computer are passively cooled)