CPU power output: various CPUs

[Mephistopheles]

This is a comprehensive list, in decreasing order, of average power consumption for a few current processors.

<b>98W</b>: P4 560 (3.6Ghz)
<b>94W</b>: P4 550 (3.4Ghz)
<b>90W</b>: P4 540 (3.2Ghz)
<b>87W</b>: A64 FX-55 (2.6Ghz)
<b>83W</b>: A64 4000+ (2.4Ghz)
<b>76W</b>: P4 EE 3.4Ghz
<b>70W</b>: P4C 3.4Ghz
<b>68W</b>: P4C 3.2Ghz
<b>50W</b>: A64 3200+ (2.2Ghz)
<b>23W</b>: P-M 715 OC 2.25Ghz
<b>16W</b>: P-M 755 2.0Ghz

Nothing too astonishing... except that scotty does indeed generate in excess of 35% more heat than northwood. That's impressive alright, but it leaves a negative impression... :frown:

 

[Cybercraig]

Those are average watts you devil! The consumption under load is 20% to 30% higher. The 570 pulled a whopping 226 watts in Anantech's test. Even the A64's all ran over 100 watts.

Abit IS7 - 3.0C @ 3.6ghz - Mushkin PC4000 (2 X 512) - Sapphire 9800Pro - TT 420 watt Pure Power
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