This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here.
Demystifying Processor Power Consumption
My recent column on AMD’s advanced voltage/frequency scaling confused some readers. It’s worth tackling this subject again, because power consumption is the most challenging problem for chip designers.
It’s also a challenge for users who struggle with thermal requirements when building custom systems. The root problem is that each new generation of …read more
