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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by dont__panic on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:22AM (#29027166)
Similarly, Intel often states TDPs of 25W, 45W, 65W, etc... while peaking actual power usage at nearly double those numbers during "power boost."

So unfortunately TDP has basically become a marketing term and we're back to literally measuring power usage instead. Which of course gets complicated when you consider that different machines have wildly different heat management systems.

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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by ac29 on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:31PM (#29027946)
"TDP" as such is going away for Alder Lake. Intel is now using a much clearer base power and turbo power number. So for example, the new i5-12600K has a Base Speed of 3700MHz @ 125W and Turbo Speed of 4900MHz @ 150W (if and when thermals allow it) [0]. The old marketing would've just called this a TDP of 125W.

[0] https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-...

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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by camillomiller on Friday October 29, 2021 @02:55AM (#29035959)
M1 Max operates with a peak of 50W. With a top performance difference of let’s say 20% (unattainable by Intel), I care more about having a computer that runs at 50W tops than a water boiler at 150W.
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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by SpelingBeeChamp on Friday October 29, 2021 @06:37AM (#29037068)
It’s fascinating to me that society was willing to accept laptops that could not safely be used on a human’s lap for so long. My ‘old’ 16” MacBook Pro could probably cook an egg.
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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by vel0city on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:22PM (#29040341)
Isn't that a part of the reason why many times they were marketed as "notebook PCs" instead of "laptops"?
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Re:Intel Alder Lake Mobility CPU Faster Than Apple M1 Max by vel0city on Friday October 29, 2021 @12:21PM (#29040330)
if your electric kettle is only 150W then it must take you a long time to make tea.
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