Measuring your PC's power consumption is crucial for understanding your energy costs and optimizing your system's efficiency. Here are several methods to accurately determine how much power your PC ...

Of all the metrics we commonly discuss at ExtremeTech, we'd argue TDP (Thermal Design Power) is easily the worst. If clock speed, core counts, IPC, and memory bandwidth are imperfect methods of ...

Intel publishes TDP figures for each of its CPUs, but the chip's actual behavior often doesn't conform to what this metric implies. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

When it comes to choosing a new processor, many of us weigh the options between Intel and AMD, two powerhouses in the industry. It’s tempting to focus solely on the speed of these CPUs, but it’s ...