[olug] AMD or Intel for multi-core apps?

[Bill Brush]

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > Your link is to a i7-3770s.  You should get a non S or T model i7-3770
> > unless you are trying to do some sort of fanless build.  They use the
> same
> > amount of power under normal use.  The S model is just "rev limited", to
> > use a car analogy, so that is doesn't use more than 65 Watts.
>
> So you're saying that the wattage numbers are not a constant whenever
> powered on, but rather the peak maximum that could be consumed under
> load?  Do most 125W CPU's suck very little power when they're idle?
>


Yes, CPU power consumption is directly related to their utilization.  The
power ratings you see are the maximums.

Bill