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How would I measure how much Watts my devices use for any given state they could be in?
by schnubbidubb 1y ago
How would I measure how much Watts my devices use for any given state they could be in?
- immibis 1y agoPlug it into a kill-a-watt or equivalent cheaper clone meter. Read the number off the display.
- eru 1y agoEh, your CPU can't stay eg in the high power state (post its steady state thermal envelope) for very long, but you'd still like to know how much power that consumes. The kill-a-watt is unlikely to be fast enough. Especially if there are perhaps capacitors in your computer's power supply?
- immibis 1y agoAre you interested in how much energy a certain instruction uses or are you interested in how much power your computer uses while running a certain program?