Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
TDP
Also written: thermal design power
Thermal design power: the heat in watts that a CPU's cooler must remove. It is about 15 to 55 W for laptop chips and 65 to 170 W for desktop ones.
Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
Also written: thermal design power
Thermal design power: the heat in watts that a CPU's cooler must remove. It is about 15 to 55 W for laptop chips and 65 to 170 W for desktop ones.