The CPU Monitor tool from my last blog post got expanded a bit. It now got its own git: https://github.com/hattedsquirrel/ryzen_monitor It now supports different versions of PM tables any witht hat is ready to support future BIOS versions and also can support multiple different CPU series. Right now Ryzen 3000 series and Ryzen 5000 series […]
In my last blog entry I found that the Ryzen CPUs consume significantly more power than they report via the usual software. Several internally and externally generated power nets seem have no reprensentation in software. I also supected power counters for these additional planes might actually exist in hardware but are just not exposed by […]
There is very little kown about the power consumption of desktop Ryzen 5000 (Zen 3) systems. The usual tools show 3-4W of SoC power in idle and anothe 2W for the core when playing a YT video. Yet, people struggle to get acceptable energy figures for the complete system besides all claims of high energy […]