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		ksec on Oct 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these d... The M1 is an SoC with CPU + GPU + NPU + NAND Controller and many others, being used in a Fanless condition under 10W on MacBook Air. >Official data for the "situational" consumptions are a bit harder to find. A single HP Core uses ~4W at peak. It's performance per watt is quite far ahead than anything in x86 at the moment. Intel AlderLake might help a bit. But will still be behind in pref / watt.

mdp2021 on Oct 16, 2021 [–]

This system for example, according to `powerstat`, seems to work at around 3.5W, with minimum values below 3W and maximum around 7.5W.

It would be interesting to get a "powerstat database" of different systems for comparison.

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