AMD's new energy efficient PCs could save the world
AMD's new energy efficient PCs could save the world
The chipset, aimed at gamers and people who want to ‘manage their digital lives more efficiently’, has all kinds of advantages, which we’re embargoed not to tell you about.
But here’s a taster of the revelations all the tame publishers will bring to you on March the fourth.
AMD’s new PC chipset is designed for lower noise levels (which must be important to gamers) and lower power.
How does it use lower power? An energy efficient AMD 780G w Athlon 4850e only uses 42Watts, when idle. Whereas the equivalent Intel machine (idleIntel G33 w/ C2D E4500) uses 52 watts! The wasteful buggers!
Imagine the impact it would have if everyone in the world suddenly junked their Intel PCs and replaced them with AMD machines, we were commanded.
Let’s do the sums. In 2005 there were 822.15 million PCs in the world.
If every PC user switched to AMD tomorrow, one year from now the energy savings achieved, based on the energy-efficient AMD design, would be, er, over 72 billion KWh saved per year.
That’s enough electricity to bamboozle a nation the size of Wales with electronic marketing, for at least a week!
I’m going to change my PC now!
Hang on, those figures only relate to when the PC is idle. Who buys a games machine to leave it idle?
What are the figures for when the machine is running, AMD was asked. Er, good question, came the answer from Ian McNaughton, Senior Product Manager, AMD. “I’ll have to find out.”
It’s OK. We’re still on the road to enlightenment. Everybody get back on the bus.
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