Intel Xeon E-2176G Power Consumption at Full Load

Intel Xeon E-2176G Power Benchmarks

Processor manufacturers usually release two power consumption numbers for a CPU: typical thermal power, which is measured under normal load. (for instance, AMD's Average CPU power) maximum thermal power, which is measured under a worst-case load For example, the Pentium 4 2.8 GHz has 68.4 W typical thermal power and 85 W maximum thermal power. When the CPU is idle, it will draw far less than the typical thermal power. Datasheets normally contain the thermal design power (TDP), which is the maximum amount of heat generated by the CPU, which the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate. Both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have defined TDP as the maximum heat generation for thermally significant periods, while running worst-case non-synthetic workloads; thus, TDP is not reflecting the actual maximum power of the processor. This ensures the computer will be able to handle essentially all applications without exceeding its thermal envelope, or requiring a cooling system for the maximum theoretical power (which would cost more but in favor of extra headroom for processing power). In many applications, the CPU and other components are idle much of the time, so idle power contributes significantly to overall system power usage. When the CPU uses power management features to reduce energy use, other components, such as the motherboard and chipset, take up a larger proportion of the computer's energy. In applications where the computer is often heavily loaded, such as scientific computing, performance per watt (how much computing the CPU does per unit of energy) becomes more significant.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Power Consumption

Power Consumption at Full Load

Xeon E-2176G	96.75
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X	127.06
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	179
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	179.11
Ryzen Threadripper 1920X	179.25
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	179.37
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	248.51
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX	248.55
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	279.82
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X	286.72

The Xeon E-2176G's performance earns it the 1st place.