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Where does power consumption go in a computer?

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Mar 15, 202619164 views
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Today we had a weird discussion over lunch: What exactly causes power consumption in a computer, particularly in the CPU? (ETA: For obvious reasons I don't need an explanation why a hard drive, display or fans consume power – the effect there is pretty obvious.) Figures you usually see indicate tha…

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Electrons are being pushed around, that requires work. And the electrons experience "friction" as they move around, needing more energy. If you want to push electrons into a PNP junction in order to turn it on, that requires energy. The electrons do…

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