Framework 16 Power Usage vs 13

[RandomRanger]

The lowest I’ve seen a FW 16 achieve myself at idle is 4.5W, but it’s a difficult state to hold for long. That was a measurement recorded on Gentoo.

During regular usage, my 16 sits around 6.5-7W with spikes higher.

Minimum Power Draw Competition

I thought it’d be fun to hold a little competition for any other power efficiency enthusiasts here. The rules are simple: demonstrate the lowest possible power draw on a FW 16 you can get so long as: the system is on Is portable/not tethered to a stationary fixture (e.g. wall outlet, stationary monitor, etc.) system is ready for use, but does not need to be actively performing a workload My current record is -5.37W [image] This was achieved sitting at the desktop with arch linux, power-prof…

@ryanpetris

why was the HS-series used over the U-series chips in the 16

My undestanding is the HS is AMD’s middle of the road chip. It’s not the flagship highest performances, it’s not the energy saving U series, but rather a balance of the two.