First of all, we have an online tool to measure your PC’s Power Consumption. It is one of the best as it gives not only Wattage but also per-year energy cost. To use this online tool, go to ...

Measuring your PC's power consumption is crucial for understanding your energy costs and optimizing your system's efficiency. Here are several methods to accurately determine how much power your PC ...

Of all the metrics we commonly discuss at ExtremeTech, we'd argue TDP (Thermal Design Power) is easily the worst. If clock speed, core counts, IPC, and memory bandwidth are imperfect methods of ...

When it comes to choosing a new processor, many of us weigh the options between Intel and AMD, two powerhouses in the industry. It’s tempting to focus solely on the speed of these CPUs, but it’s ...

How much power a desktop uses hasn’t often mattered that much, because usually there was a performance benefit to compensate. But it’s hard to ignore power consumption with Intel’s 11th-gen Rocket ...