ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A Gaming WIFI D4 Review

Operating Costs

With the cost of living increases across the world, especially when it comes to the cost of electricity, it’s worth looking at the cost of running a processor and how it compares to similar products on the market. By taking the average cost per kWh, we can calculate a rough running cost at idle, during a simulated workload test (Cinebench R23), to give us worst-case scenario costs, as well as gaming costs during a run of Cinebench R23.

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The average power usage is reflected in the average operating costs too, again being right in the middle means it’s just right on what we expected, nothing great, nothing bad.