Quote Originally Posted by -Boris- View Post
The GPU transcoding won't load CPU cores much at all. They should be clos to Idle. And you can see the opposite on the Intel. CPU consumes more than GPU on the Intel in it's specific test, while GPU consumes more on Llano.
Sigh.



AMD A8-3850
Intel Core i3-2105

Idle
43.6W
51.7W

GPU Accelerated Video Transcoding
126W
85W

3D Gaming (Metro 2033)
126W
101W

CPU Load (x264 Encode)
123W
87.6W



Taxing the cpu = 123-43W = +80W!! (gpu is idle in both cases!)
Gaming = 126W-43W = +83W where gpu and cpu are used intensively. (There is no turboboost!, cpu runs at 2.9GHz).
Transcoding = "". high gpu load with load on cpu's (cpu is not idle and is running at 2.9GHz).

And yes you can compare those TDP values. Go read techreport whom tested a 3800 and had similar or lower powerconsumptions than the i3 for cpu load. (and not 36W higher)