Check CPU energy usage details.
Check CPU energy usage details.
Specs: mobo: H77 DS3H rev.1 (9 years old) cpu: i5 3470 (3.4-3.6ghz) (8 years old) gpu: MSI GTX 1650S (little bit overclocked) (0.5 years old) ram: 2x4gb 1600mhz kingston (9 years old) rom: 1)[system] 256gb SSD (0.2 years old) 2)[games] 1TB 7200rpm HDD (9 years old) psu: 550W GX bronze (9 years old) Here is my power consumption in action:
Hello u Legends, Please help Can i ask if iam getting something wrong.. Iam having 30w power consumption when gaming.. i think it is low , of course iam running i5 3470 but still max is 77w and i cant find anything about it... Soo can it be somehow higher up ? What should i do pls ? It never been above 40w when full load ... Specs: mobo: H77 DS3H rev.1 (9 years old) cpu: i5 3470 (3.4-3.6ghz) (8 years old) gpu: MSI GTX 1650S (little bit overclocked) (0.5 years old) ram: 2x4gb 1600mhz kingston (9 years old) rom: 1)[system] 256gb SSD (0.2 years old) 2)[games] 1TB 7200rpm HDD (9 years old) psu: 550W GX bronze (9 years old) Here is my power consumption in action:
Retrifying
07-28-2016, 06:49 AM #2I checked the power meter to confirm the CPU was drawing 40 watts.
TomsorialKIng
07-28-2016, 08:43 AM #3The visual overlay in the clip would likely be what I expect.
TDP = Thermal design point. So that's 77w of heat which converts to 262.5 BTU an hour. There's always going to be a roughly 5% TDP swing. This number is not directly reflective of actual wattage by current (amps) used, but basically a general thermal point. The Cpu is designed to generate roughly 77w of heat. Not use 77w of current (at w/e given point in time) while this is an average number, you can dissipate more heat when loaded and less while idle. That's how they come up with that number.
77W of heat equals 77W of current, and the energy stays where it is. > In any scenario, the 77W represents the peak power for continuous heavy demand (often referred to as PL1). Games usually don’t push it to the limit because they rarely engage all cores simultaneously.
Spaceface16518
08-22-2016, 01:27 PM #7Thermal Design Power differs from actual wattage, yet regardless of the perspective a 4-core/8-thread Ivy Bridge chip running at 3.9Ghz (i7-3770k) won't match the TDP of a 4-core/4-thread Ivy Bridge model at 3.2Ghz (i5-3330). Intel seems to have applied the same TDP value across all processors.
Are you sure about the numbers? Current plays a key role in calculating wattage. It's not just about amps, but how they're used. The IHS label doesn't show 77 watts of current; that's the heat being released, not the full electrical draw. Efficiency comes from managing power in different states, not just raw numbers. Boost and overclocking can spike power use, but the actual heat output depends on current draw, not just voltage or frequency.
I believe a standard figure works well. Just change that number into BTU and it should assist someone in choosing the right cooler upgrade. Many get mixed up with BTU wattage and current draw or power usage. It's frustrating for manufacturers of these chips. Could you picture promoting a 480 BTU/hr processor? Haha. That's why it is the way it is. My large air conditioner unit is 7500 BTU, for instance. They avoid mentioning 2200W since you see it as power consumption, not cooling power.
duhazneubin
08-24-2016, 08:21 PM #10The statement refers to the fact that every bit of energy used by a processor is eventually released as heat, since processors don’t store or convert energy into other forms like light or motion.