Kill-a-Watt
Kill-a-Watt
A Kill-a-Watt is how I measured the real wall power for this whole experiment. When you’re chasing single-digit watt changes from BIOS tweaks, you need something simple and consistent to track what actually changed.
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Pros
- +Measures real wall power draw for accurate comparisons
- +Great for tracking idle vs load changes while tuning
Cons
- -Not as granular as dedicated lab-grade power measurement tools
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