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Re:The future of 32-bit Linux by pantalaimon on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:27AM (#25313713)
> Consider that CPUs on newer nodes consume less energy.

that's not entirely true. they consume less energy in run mode, but in deep sleep the leakage currents are higher than with larger nodes. this is relevant for ultra low power applications, but those don't run linux anyway.

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Re:The future of 32-bit Linux by SomeoneFromCA on Saturday December 05, 2020 @07:56AM (#25314191)
This must be the reason Ryzens idle at higher power than Intels.
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Re:The future of 32-bit Linux by formerly_proven on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:30AM (#25314391)
20 W of IO die power regardless of idling seems the more likely answer.
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Re:The future of 32-bit Linux by MrBuddyCasino on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:37AM (#25314451)
No, AMD has always been worse than Intel at idle power consumption. I don’t know the reason for the difference.
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Re:The future of 32-bit Linux by sudosysgen on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:51PM (#25317169)
The reason nowadays is that desktop Zen chips run the I/O die at a worse node, to save money.
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