• Overspark@feddit.nl
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    11 hours ago

    It doesn’t have an iGPU, and it’s actually clocked lower and doesn’t allow overclocking because it’s harder to cool. In games it’s still a lot faster because of the larger cache. The 9000 series of X3D processors don’t have those limitations any more, which is why they are less efficient compared to the normal X variants.

    That said, the newest chips can use a lot more power but also deliver more performance per watt if you limit them (eco mode), so efficiency is actually a fairly complicated topic nowadays.