In addition to measuring the energy requirements at a specific time, we added another test run to the suite, which measures the real energy consumption after running 3DMark06 for 30 minutes. We used the same 1,000 W power supply unit to ensure a fair test environment.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
