pastrychef
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- Mac Studio - Mac13,1
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- M1 Max
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- 32 Core
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Why is this touted as such a key factor? I never think about power consumption. My power bill is rather small unless the the HVAC is running. For a laptop that has a battery I get it but for a Desktop it is not really on my Radar.
I have two windows PC that run most always, and two hacks between the 4 about 3200 watts of power supply.
For me, it's more about heat which has a direct correlation to power consumption. Not so much about the power bill. The amount of heat my old equipment threw out was enough to make my apt extremely uncomfortable in summers. It was also enough that I didn't need to turn on the heat in the winters.
Power consumption peaked for me with my old MacPro5,1. Since then, I've made conscious efforts to try and transition to cooler running equipment. I built my NAS around a C2550 because its TDP is only 14W. I also used Raspberry Pis for a lot of stuff because they run cool. Of course, there's also my Mac Studio which is extremely efficient.
This winter was the first time I've had to turn on the heat in my apt in over 20 years. The summer was also much more bearable.