Ace’s Hardware used the system management tools from Newsys to make estimate the both the amount of heat generated by AMD’s Opteron 1.8GHz, and power consumption. One thing we have to point out from the beginning is that it is based on the measurements of the Newsys system. Therefore, results should be taken with a bit of salt. For comparison, AMD’s Athlon 2100+ generates 56.4W.
“Based on the very rough indications we’ve gathered, I am inclined to say that the power dissipation of the 1.8 GHz Opteron is between 50 and 60 Watts, and 50 Watts is probably closer than 60 Watts. This could make the Opteron very attractive in clusters, as the electricity bill for CPU power dissipation and for air conditioning can be a very important cost factor. “
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