Power Consumption @ Tom's Hardware

sneaker · **Joined:** Tue Dec 24, 2002 8:37 pm **Posts:** 118

The latest CPU power consumption figures from Tom's Hardware, including the new LGA775 P4s:

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard ... 75-49.html

The tables look impressive and the figures appear to be isolated CPU power consumption rather than for the whole system, but it's a pity their test/benmark setup pages don't detail the configurations or methodology used. In any case, the LGA775 CPUs look extremely power hungry.

nutball · **Posted:** Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:24 pm

sneaker wrote:

In any case, the LGA775 CPUs look extremely power hungry.

Whoa! Look at that step function. The reason for the canning of Netbust in one single graph!

nbac · **Posted:** Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:00 am

Hmm, weird!

The P4 3.4GHz S775 draws 3 times more power at idle
than the P4 3,4GHz EE . What's even worse: 30W extra at
full load, offering no or just marginal performance increase!

This must be the most sophisticated way of wasting power (and noise).

Our only hope is a bad test methodology.

jojo4u · **Posted:** Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:15 am

some random rants:
No explanation of test techniques.
No Disconnect enabled for Athlon XP.
No Cool'n'Quiet enabled for Athlon 64 (needs more power at idle than Northwood)

Rusty075 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 20, 2004 6:14 am

jojo4u wrote:

some random rants:
No explanation of test techniques.
No Disconnect enabled for Athlon XP.
No Cool'n'Quiet enabled for Athlon 64 (needs more power at idle than Northwood)

In other words.... a typical Tom's Hardware article. :wink:

Power Consumption @ Tom's Hardware

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