Testing Out The Configurable TDP On AMD's Kaveri

Written by Michael Larabel in Processors on 22 January 2014 at 01:33 PM EST. Page 3 of 3. 18 Comments.
AMD Kaveri TDP Ubuntu Linux
AMD Kaveri TDP Ubuntu Linux
AMD Kaveri TDP Ubuntu Linux
AMD Kaveri TDP Ubuntu Linux

Kaveri's configurable TDP value is interesting if you want to assemble an AMD system in an ultra small form factor system and other use-cases. Lowering the TDP should be good enough to casual desktop users or for HTPC purposes, but for more compute-heavy workloads now you have a better idea for the performance impact.

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