This graph sums the situation up really well for me. The overclocked 7350K was 10% slower in the Excel workload and yet it consumed almost 80% more power than the 7400. For those wondering what you ...

Nailing down how much power PC components consume is a surprisingly difficult question. It's easy to answer how much power a system draws at the wall -- a basic Kill-A-Watt meter doesn't cost much, ...

Now, we should look in detail at each power consumption factor: Inrush/Power-up current—When an FPGA powers up, it needs to establish internal biases and complete reset sequence. It causes a current ...