Comparing Performance and Power Use For Vista vs. Windows 7 WIth Clarksfield Chi 119
crazipper writes "Back when Intel launched its Core i5/i7 'Lynnfield' CPUs, Tom's Hardware ran some tests in Windows 7 versus Vista to gauge the benefits of the core parking and ideal core optimizations, said to cut power consumption in the new OS. It turned out that Win7 shifted the Nehalem-based CPUs in and out of Turbo Boost mode faster, resulting in higher power draw under load, while idle power was a slight bit lower. The mobile version of the architecture was claimed (at the time) to show a greater improvement in moving to Win7. Today there's a follow-up with the flagship Clarksfield processor that shows the same aggressive P-state promotion policies giving Win7 a significant performance advantage with Core i7 Mobile. However, power consumption is higher as well."
Windows Update (Score:2, Funny)
We do know that the thrice-daily Windows Updates will consume a startling amount of power, though.
As a shudder runs down my spine (Score:2, Funny)
So you're saying Vista is the better OS?
Re:Windows Update (Score:2, Funny)
We do know that the thrice-daily Windows Updates will consume a startling amount of power, though.
How much power? Since we're talking about Windows with Chi, I'd say over 9000.
Good grief (Score:4, Funny)
I've built several high-end PCs from scratch and spec'd several more at component level, during a period of well over a decade and most recently just a couple of years ago, and I still have absolutely no idea what any of the fine summary meant.
Does anyone actually label/number components in any sort of logical way at all any more? Codename this, year that, version.subversion.minorversion.veryminorversion the other (revision C17, of course; the C16s and B17s didn't have the double overclocked doobreeflips in the L7 cache).
It's a wonder anyone can build a PC that runs at any speed at all any more. Sheesh.
confused (Score:3, Funny)
Is Clarksfield Chi anything like a Charleston Chew?
power isn't the problem (Score:2, Funny)
The problem [ducks] is that it's running windows [runs]...
[aw crap, here we go again]
[I hear the sock puppets winding up]