Power consumption can be an interesting topic when you're building a home server system that runs 24/7. To estimate the maximum power consumption of your CPU you can look at the Thermal Design Power or TDP values that are provided by the CPU manufacturer. Common values include 45W, 65W and 95W.
TDP not a magic bullet
However, TDP itself won't tell you how much power the chip consumes; it's a thermal specification to describe what amount of heat the casing/environment would need to be...
The truth about CPU power consumption![]()
TDP not a magic bullet
However, TDP itself won't tell you how much power the chip consumes; it's a thermal specification to describe what amount of heat the casing/environment would need to be...
The truth about CPU power consumption