Power Consumption
As we can see, the overclocked CPU adds about 15 W to peak power usage on average, but idle power usage remains similar to the stock-clocked Athlon X2 3800+.
As we can see, the overclocked CPU adds about 15 W to peak power usage on average, but idle power usage remains similar to the stock-clocked Athlon X2 3800+.
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