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> > When you have full load, the CPU won't clock down. So nothing saved there. |
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> When you're considering full load, the TDP becomes a useful estimation |
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> of relative power consumption between different processors. |
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> > If you don't have full load, the clock-down doesn't save much compared to |
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> > max clocks while idle. |
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> This is where you're wrong. |
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OK. both sides are well stated. |
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Amp meters are less than $50 USD. They clamp around the |
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power cord, or any wires inside the computer you can fit |
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the "clamp" around. |
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So make your choice, based on actual measurements? |
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That's how an EE would make a decision on how |
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a given processor or software setup actually effects |
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the power consumption. REAL DATA. |
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Note, some of the fancier meter's have an integrator function |
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where measurements are taken frequently over a time period |
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to get an even more realistic picture of power consumption... |
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http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_2/4.html |
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hth, |
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James |
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