Power Consumption
I use the Powenetics system to measure power consumption in every significant part of the mainboard, with up to 1000 readings per second.
The multiple cores increase the CPU’s power consumption when idle. Power consumption also increases in single-threaded apps, which is natural since the extra cores do nothing but still require some energy. In multiple threads, the power consumption reaches 189.93W, which is high enough but still much lower than Intel’s high-end CPU results. Lastly, gaming power consumption is increased at 149.2W.
Peak Power Consumption
I obtained the peak power consumption readings shown in the graph above during the start of the Prime95 benchmark. After the power spike, the CPU’s power consumption is steady at around 190W.
Energy Usage
Energy usage is low in multiple threads, but I would like it to be even lower in single-threaded ones.
