schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down17
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minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-210 hours agoThey still make use of desktop CPUs that can pull 120W and up to 250W under heavy loads. So light on power? Maybe. But power sippy? Not against an M4 Mac, which can be as little as ⅙ as much under a similarly heavy load.
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours ago Take a zero off there, bud. Base power draw of a current i7 14700K under load is typically around 120/125W. Full power draw in maximum turbo mode (PL2) is 250W. Ignorance doesn’t survive long in the face of manufacturer specifications.
They still make use of desktop CPUs that can pull 120W and up to 250W under heavy loads. So light on power? Maybe. But power sippy? Not against an M4 Mac, which can be as little as ⅙ as much under a similarly heavy load.
Take a zero off there, bud.
Base power draw of a current i7 14700K under load is typically around 120/125W.
Full power draw in maximum turbo mode (PL2) is 250W.
Ignorance doesn’t survive long in the face of manufacturer specifications.