Messages in this thread | | | From | Alistair John Strachan <> | Subject | Re: AMD Dual Core vs. Quad - Power Management | Date | Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:22:08 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 17 June 2008 23:00:25 Marc Perkel wrote: > Been running a few tests and an AMD motherboard booting 2.6.25 from flash > uses 0.33 amps if the CPU is a AM2 Athlon 6000. But if I used a Phenom Quad > core CPU 9550 it pulls 0.55 amps. > > In theory the 9550 should pull less because it's a lower TPD and the phenom > processor is supposed to be smarter about power management.
Not all 6000+'s have the same TDP. Maybe you have an F3 stepping 6000+ which has an 89W TDP, lower than a quad core Phenom (which is 95W only AFAICT).
Doesn't really explain the power gulf, though.
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