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The problem with the PC is power…

Admittedly, this laptop is powered by Intel’s 11th gen rather than 12th gen CPU architecture. But 11th gen chips are still built on Intel’s latest 10nm production process. And if there’s one thing that 12th gen Alder Lake sucks at, it’s power efficiency. Give the 12900K desktop model a hammering and it guzzles as much as 300W while hitting 100°C.

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