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Benchmark tests show Intel CPUs use 4 times more energy than AMD CPUs
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Published onJuly 13, 2019
published onJuly 13, 2019
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The never ending (although silent)battle between AMD and Intelcontinues, and will probably go on for a very, very long time. Going blow for blow doesn’t seem to suffice for any of the competitors.
With that in mind, a newBlender benchmarkgraph slightly shook the Windows community as it shows the total energy used by both Intel and AMDCPU‘s for a specific task.
CPU battle: What processors use more energy? AMD or Intel?
Here’s the OP’sscreenshot:This info quickly filled the forums with controversy, as AMD and Intel fans debate the use scenarios for certainCPU‘s and how could this new benchmark results affect them.
Here’s what one user issaying:
I think in specific use cases this could be a superior benchmark. I’d imagine server owners in particular would like this benchmark, as it shows a realistic estimate of consumption vs. finishing a task at hand.
While this is half true, you’ll have to understand a couple more things to get the big picture:
Servers are sold in large part on energy per task, but this benchmark here is somewhat misleading because you can decrease the energy per unit of work by decreasing total performance (since power consumption increases faster than clockspeed)
Don’t forget that despite a very high efficiency, ARM CPUs haven’t had much success in the server world.
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This somewhat surprising result has it’s rooted in the manufacturing process. While most of theCPUs from Intelare 10 nm or above,AMD CPUsare working with 7 nm processors for a while now.
Basically, that means that AMD is using smaller transistors and packing more stuff into the same place/smaller place. This leads to higher core count, lower heat/power consumption, and higher clock speeds.
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If these results will have an impact in the future ofCPUmanufacturing or not, it remains to be seen.
Who’s your bet: AMD or Intel? Leave your answer along with any other questions you may have in the comments section below and we’ll continue the talk.
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Passionate about technology,Windows, and everything that has a power button, he spent most of his time developing new skills and learning more about the tech world.
Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, with a complete expertise in touch-based devices, he is constantly keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest!
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
