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Re:AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: C... by simplyinfinity on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @03:19PM (#13814358)
The thermal design power is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate in typical operation. TDP =/= power consumed
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Re:AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: C... by loeg on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @06:24PM (#13816230)
> TDP =/= power consumed

Where do you think the heat comes from? Or where do you think the power that doesn't turn into heat goes?

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Re:AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: C... by hvidgaard on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @02:17AM (#13818571)
I think he is trying to argue that TDP is a figure about the cooling requirement during peak power usage. Actual power usage may or may not be less during typical workload.
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Re:AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: C... by leonroy on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @07:10PM (#13816566)
As far as TDP goes, the transferrence of electrical energy to heat is equivalent to that of a space heater as Puget Systems demonstrated here: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Gaming-PC-vs-Spac...
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Re:AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: C... by zeusk on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @06:19PM (#13816179)
but TDP is also a function of power consumption, directly proportional. So comparing TDP of processors of similar fabrication should tell you about comparative power consumption if not the exact difference.
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