Comment on i3-8100 vs g3930
tomten@lemmy.world 1 year agoAfaik TDP isn’t power consumption, it’s more input to the manufacturers of the coolers and it’s not calculated the same between AMD and Intel.
Comment on i3-8100 vs g3930
tomten@lemmy.world 1 year agoAfaik TDP isn’t power consumption, it’s more input to the manufacturers of the coolers and it’s not calculated the same between AMD and Intel.
SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah it’s a rough number, but it can be used as a guide to estimate power consumption, max performance, and stuff like that. In this case, running an identical software stack, you can say that it would probably result in slightly increased power usage. A better CPU might mean more efficiency, but you’re also running more GHz and more cores.
If you wanted hard data, you’d have to run benchmarks.
tomten@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I agree but many use it as if it’s actual power consumption