Zon2020 Wrote:I don't know where your chart came from, who performed the tests, what they were testing, or what that chart is portraying.
That chart is just a summary from the two datapoints I gave in post
16. It is a very detailed break-down of the different load scenarios that may happen during playback of media (which is the main purpose of a HTPC).
Not a simple "1080p playback" label which, as the chart shows, could mean as much as a 50% difference in power consumption even on the same system! So in itself "1080p playback" says nearly nothing.
Quote:I gave the link for the lengthy review that led to to xBitLab's conclusion that I quoted. It was a lengthy head-to-head comparison of the E-350 and i3-2100T. For example, they found:
True. But xbit-labs also
tested E350 on a MSI board but 'conveniently' seem to have forgotten to use those numbers. Here is what the numbers would have looked like if they would've included them:
Do you think it would have made a difference in the "1080p playback" test? I do!
I'm a little allergic to reviews that seem to conveniently forget things, and thus seem to write an article around pre-cooked conclusions.
Quote:There are other power consumption charts at:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/dis...html#sect0
And remember, that's for a chip that is several times more powerful than the e-350.
True. The i3-2100T is a lot more powerful, and actually has a perfect consumption/performance ratio. But for plain media playback I think the zacate is unbeatable, especially when -as xbit-labs says in its review- "Every Watt Counts".
BTW: In general, if performance is
that important on a HTPC, than why not recommend a renderfarm like the ILM studios have?
Because else what exactly is the difference between
"3 times around the block and 3 cups of coffee" (slower CPU) versus
"3 times around the block and 2 cups of coffee" (faster CPU)? - waiting is
still the name of the game!
Llano now brings something new to the table: A lot more powerful IGP, which seems to have quite some effect on (post-processing) image quality as first reviews show. Now its only waiting for some more detailed power-consumption numbers.