• Stuart_Munto@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I think it’s more than we expect - these chips get pretty hot when under load, and we know performance then throttles when hot. Power = heat, so less power means less heat which should mean more optimum performance for longer

    But yeah I’m no expert so I don’t actually know. Does a 96% drop in power mean similar drop in heat ??

    • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 day ago

      I don’t know the exact formula, but there will be a significant drop in heat when your components power consumption goes down by 96%.

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        16 hours ago

        It’ll be a 96% reduction in heat. Basically all the power consumed by computers is converted to heat. Some small amounts are converted to light and sound, but they’re a rounding error.