Reading: CPU official TDP data is just for fun? Teach you the true power consumption of CPU. Is the official TDP data of CPU just for fun? Teach you to see the real power consumption of CPU

  [PConline application] When many friends buy computers, they will pay attention to the power consumption of CPU. For example, if you buy a desktop, you should allocate power according to power consumption, while the power consumption of a notebook CPU is related to performance and heat generation. How to look at power consumption? Many people will refer to the official TDP data, for example, the TDP of the i7-9900K desktop is 95W, and that of the i7-10710U notebook is 15W. However, this data can’t actually reflect all the problems, and it never represents the real power consumption of CPU.

  Nowadays, CPU has the function of automatic frequency adjustment, which means that its power consumption fluctuates within a certain range. For example, in the case of Turbo Boost, the power of hardware is much higher than TDP.

Intel CPU has four power gears, and TDP often only represents PL1.

  Intel’s CPU is a typical example. Intel has defined four extreme power gears for SoC, which are PL1, PL2, PL3 and PL4 as shown in the figure. Among them, PL1 is the average power, and its power is closest to the TDP mark, and the CPU is allowed to keep it at this power level all the time. However, PL2 is higher than PL1, and the CPU can keep at the power of PL2 for 100 seconds, and the turbo frequency is generally in PL2 state. PL3 is a higher level, and the CPU can stay in this power level for 10 milliseconds. PL4 is the power ceiling, which is not allowed to be crossed.

  It can be seen that TDP can only represent the power gear of PL1 level, and the power of CPU in actual use is much higher than this. If you calculate the power consumption according to TDP, the performance of heat dissipation and power supply under high load may deviate far from your expectations. Why does the computer suddenly restart with a black screen when rendering? Why is the notebook hotter and noisier than expected? Often, the actual power consumption of CPU is higher than your estimate, so it is meaningful to know the real power consumption of CPU. So the question is coming, what should we do?

  Ordinary users don’t have a professional power consumption meter, but through some software, you can also get a general understanding of the real power consumption level of CPU. For example, this HWINFO is such a software.

  HWINFO:Click here to enter official website.

  In fact, HWINFO is quite famous in the player circle. It is a professional hardware monitoring software from abroad. It is free, has a green version and is very clean. Unfortunately, the software doesn’t support Chinese at present, but if it is used to monitor CPU power consumption, there is not much obstacle.

CPU power
After HWINFO is opened, the hardware information that can be monitored is very rich.

  When you turn on HWINFO, the software will automatically pop up the information and monitoring interface about CPU by default, and you can also view a variety of hardware information in the main interface, but these are not the focus of this article, and interested friends can experience the research slowly.

  Click the "Sensors" button in the main interface to view various sensor information of this computer, including the power consumption of CPU. Find the column "CPU Package Power", which is the power consumption level of CPU.

CPU power
Click the "Sensors" button.

CPU power
The readings of various hardware sensors of the computer can be seen one by one.

  In this column, you can see the current real-time power consumption of CPU, as well as the maximum and minimum values that have been reached. And if you use Intel CPU, you can also see the settings of PL1 and PL2.

CPU power
You can see the CPU Package Power and the setting of PL1 and PL2 gears.

  In this way, it is very simple to test the maximum power consumption that the CPU can achieve. You can start some high-load tasks and observe the maximum power consumption of CPU, which generally will not exceed the power consumption limit of PL2. And we know that CPU has a temperature wall in addition to the power consumption wall, so the heat dissipation can’t pass, and the power consumption of CPU can’t even reach the level of PL1. Therefore, it can be seen at a glance how much energy CPU can actually release in combination with copying software.

  Generally speaking, HWINFO is really a very powerful software. But it also has a small regret, that is, the support for some CPU may not be very good — — For example, some APUs of AMD mobile platform can’t accurately display the power consumption value. After all, it is not an official software, and it can’t guarantee that all hardware readings are accurate. In addition, there is more than one software that can see CPU power consumption, but HWINFO has relatively comprehensive support for all kinds of sensors. If you also want to have a deeper understanding of hardware, you might as well try it.

Jane fonda, the 81-year-old Oscar winner, was arrested in Washington for "illegal demonstration"

  [Global Network Report Trainee Reporter Zhu Haiyi] According to the news of NBC and CNN, the 81-year-old Oscar winner Jane.·Fonda protested climate change in Washington on the 11th, and was later arrested by the police for "illegal demonstrations".

Screenshot of NBC report

CNN report screenshot

  According to the report, Jane Fonda initiated and participated in an environmental protest called "Friday Fire Play" in front of the Capitol in Washington on the same day. During the day’s activities, she and other protesters were tied behind their hands and taken away by the police.

Screenshot of NBC video report, jane fonda was handcuffed by the police.

Screenshot of NBC video report, jane fonda was taken away by the police

  "The U.S. Capitol police arrested 16 people who illegally demonstrated at the east gate of the U.S. Capitol," police spokeswoman Maleki told CNN, adding that the arrested people were charged with "causing congestion, obstruction and obstruction to others."

Jane fonda was arrested at the Capitol.

  Before the protest, jane fonda told the media on the 8th that she had recently moved to Washington, D.C., and held weekly lectures and gatherings on climate change. She said that she was inspired by climate activists, including Swedish environmental girl Greta Thonberg.

The first coverage report: the car networking terminal "Little Giant" benefited from the prosperity of its own brand passenger cars.

  The company is the "little giant" of the car networking terminal, deeply binding big customers. The company’s main products include intelligent terminals of the Internet of Vehicles, intelligent modules of the Internet of Things, software and technical services; It is in the leading position in the automotive Bluetooth /WiFi module, vehicle networking TBOX, automotive eCall system, new energy management system and other fields. The intelligent terminal of vehicle networking is the company’s main business, with revenue accounting for 78.33% in 2023. Thanks to the prosperity of downstream industries, the company’s revenue has maintained rapid growth in recent years. From 2023 to 2024 H1, the operating income was 580/8.13/430 million yuan respectively, and YOY was 37.53%/40.18%/31.13% in turn. At the same time, based on the first-Mover advantage, the company deeply binds the industry leader, and the sales volume of SAIC ranked first in China in 23 years. The company has been cooperating with SAIC since 2012, and currently ships TBOX and eCall terminals in batches. SAIC Venture Capital, a subsidiary of SAIC Group, holds 2.14% of the company’s shares and is the fifth largest shareholder of the company. The company will continue to deepen its application expansion in the field of vehicle networking with SAIC and promote strategic coordination.

  TBOX: Benefiting from the sales boom of self-owned brand passenger cars, the market space reached 10 billion, and domestic manufacturers gradually broke through. In 2023, the sales volume of self-owned brand passenger cars in China was about 14.596 million, achieving a rapid growth of 24.1%. TBOX, as the carrier of the interaction between car networks, plays an important role as a bridge, and the assembly rate is increasing year by year. According to the forecast of Gai Shi Automobile Research Institute, the market scale of TBOX for passenger cars will reach 13.78 billion yuan in 27 years. In terms of competition pattern, local suppliers mainly supply their own brands. In 2023, there were six domestic manufacturers in the top ten manufacturers of TBOX for passenger cars in China, and the domestic substitution trend was remarkable. At present, the company’s Internet of Things TBOX has a market share of 5.59% in the passenger car market. At the same time, it raises investment funds to lay out the research and development and industrialization projects of 5G vehicle networking TBOX, and seize the technical highland, which is expected to continuously increase the market share.

  ECall: The company preempted the layout and benefited from the tide of independent car companies. ECall terminal is an important passive safety system unit after seat belt and airbag, which requires high strength and accuracy of its components. The European Union, Eurasian Economic Union, Britain, India, United Arab Emirates and other countries and organizations all require mandatory standard eCall smart terminals. Driven by the export growth of self-owned brand passenger cars (24Q1-Q3 increased by 27.8%), the demand for eCall terminals increased significantly. Since 13 years ago, the company has been deeply involved in the research and development of eCall. It is one of the few suppliers in China that has obtained eCall certification from the European Union, UN-R144 standard certification from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and eCall certification from the United Arab Emirates. It has provided eCall terminals for local independent brands such as SAIC, Chery Automobile, Geely Automobile, Great Wall Motor, BYD, Weilai Automobile and other overseas markets, which will fully benefit from the increase in the export volume of independent brand passenger cars.

  Investment suggestion: Huihan Co., Ltd. is one of the major manufacturers of domestic car networking terminals and modules. It has been deeply involved in TBOX and eCall systems for many years and has rich industry experience and customer accumulation, which will fully benefit from the increase in domestic sales of self-owned brand passenger cars and the export boom. It is estimated that the company’s net profit for 24-26 years will be RMB 192 million, RMB 257 million and RMB 319 million respectively, and the closing price on October 31, 2014 will be 29, 21 and 17 times of PE, which will be covered for the first time and given a "recommended" rating.

  Risk warning: the risk of intensified market competition; Risk of price and profit rate changes; The sales volume of the company’s products is less than expected.