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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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