Power Consumption
To test power consumption, we monitor the overall power of the system through a plug-in electricity usage monitor at an idle and load state. This allows us to show the fluctuation between how much power draw the system takes at idle and at load. By monitoring the overall usage of the whole system, it gives an easy comparison if you wish to do the same yourself as opposed to buying very expensive individual testing equipment.
Given the slightly faster clock speeds we do expect to see slightly higher power consumption and there is only a slight one at that, but overclocking see the power usage rocket to over 400W at full load, and 240W at idle, over double to what the system uses with the CPU at stock speeds.
It would have been a great choice only if AMD have optimized the power consumption.
We all know that all the FX series processors are infamous for their high power consumption, but I’ve expected an improvement..
Still, it would be a good choice, but definitely not the best.
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Great review, very informative, and well written for the most part. Because it was so well written, I was a bit startled at the end when the reviewer said “AMD have rekindled the entry level FX line of CPUs and given them a new leash of life”. What are they, a dog with a zen complex? I believe the phrase wanted was “a new lease on life”. Just sayin’……