Colorful CVN Z790D5 Gaming Frozen Motherboard Review
Peter Donnell / 2 years ago
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 power usage is of course reflected in the operating costs, which is much higher than other motherboards.