Intel Core i7 4960X Extreme Edition Processor Review

Power Consumption

Idle power consumption is measured with 0% system usage at the Windows 7 desktop over a 5 minute period. Load power consumption is measured with AIDA 64’s Extreme Edition CPU Stress test running for 5 minutes. The power is measured at system-level at the wall via a killawatt meter. By holding the power consumption of all other components to a stable low level CPU power consumption can be derived from the system results.