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**Yousuf Khan[_2_]** · August 3rd 14, 07:32 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt

On 01/08/2014 9:22 AM, wrote:
On Friday, August 1, 2014 2:15:51 AM UTC+8, Flasherly wrote:
12 cores - 8 however are video.

How many watts does it burn up with 12 cores going hammer and tongs?

That's one of the interesting things about the new 12 "core" APU, it has
two modes, a 65W mode, and a 45W mode. In the higher consumption mode,
it's full balls out. But in the lower consumption mode, it reduces the
performance, for sure, but it relies more on turbo to make up for the
performance differential, and apparently it's only 6-7% lower
performance than in 65W mode. But you get a 30% reduction in power
consumption for your troubles too.

Yousuf Khan