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		jrockway on July 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD CPU Use Among Linux Gamers Approaching 70% Mar... It seems like AMD's power savings just doesn't compete with Intel. I'm a few generations out of date, but my computer setup idles at ~200W, whereas a few-generations-older Intel HEDT that it replaced idled near 50W. Not turning my computer off at night costs $14 a month! (BTW, monitors will get you. With my monitors on reading HN, I'm burning 400W!)

xuki on July 3, 2023 [–]

Holy cow, that’s a lot of power just for idling. For comparison, a Mac Studio idle at 9-10W:

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