• @GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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      26 days ago

      Well I can argue with that because Linux systems usually consume more energy than identical systems with other operating systems though they are probably less green due to having a lot of cloud and ad related tech built in.

      • prole
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        226 days ago

        Linux systems usually consume more energy than identical systems with other operating systems

        Is this true?

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          26 days ago

          Yes, at least on battery powered PCs. Other kinds of machines may be more efficient on Linux but I guess these are mostly cases when there are no big and well developed proprietary solutions for them.

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            126 days ago

            I imagine it varies wildly by distro, hardware, use-case, etc.

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                226 days ago

                Surely use-case is important? Someone running a server that’s on 24/7 vs. someone running it on a laptop or desktop that they shut down every day.

                • I was talking about comparing the efficiency between operating systems. That requires the use case to be the same. Comparing different use cases is unfair.

      • @ColdWater@lemmy.caOP
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        126 days ago

        That’s not ture atleast on my system, I played modded Minecraft for 4 hours on performance mode and I still have 15% to spare, I also watch BCS for an season and it’s only drain 60% on power saving mode

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            126 days ago

            I used win10 1 years and I don’t remember exactly what the power consumption is like but I think it probably worse because of win10 use more on CPU and RAM for anti-malware and telemetry