Need a VERY low power CPU

[Sonefiler]

Hey guys. 

 

Working on a pretty complicated build. I need a CPU that is super lower power (think 60W or less). I remember there was the Intel T processors that were super low in power consumption, but I don't know what the newest stuff out there is. What are some good options?

 

Thank you!

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Sonefiler said:

Hey guys. 

 

Working on a pretty complicated build. I need a CPU that is super lower power (think 60W or less). I remember there was the Intel T processors that were super low in power consumption, but I don't know what the newest stuff out there is. What are some good options?

 

Thank you!

I've got an i7-6700T in one of my builds. 35W. Never caused a performance bottleneck. You can also undervolt CPUs to keep them sub-60W, but 60W isn't really low power anymore. Most Ryzen chips use 65W stock, and I believe Intel's Pentium and i3 lines are all below 60 (except for the overclockable i3).

[Sonefiler]

Just now, aisle9 said:

I've got an i7-6700T in one of my builds. 35W. Never caused a performance bottleneck. You can also undervolt CPUs to keep them sub-60W, but 60W isn't really low power anymore. Most Ryzen chips use 65W stock, and I believe Intel's Pentium and i3 lines are all below 60 (except for the overclockable i3).

I see, that's awesome. Technology is so sick

I'm looking to pair it with the ASRock H310M-STX, which supports 8th/9th gen CPUs. From what I can tell, the i7-8700T seems to be the newest version of the same CPU you have, would that be correct?

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Sonefiler said:

I see, that's awesome. Technology is so sick

I'm looking to pair it with the ASRock H310M-STX, which supports 8th/9th gen CPUs. From what I can tell, the i7-8700T seems to be the newest version of the same CPU you have, would that be correct?

Yes, I don't think there are any 9000-series T SKUs out there yet. I'd still consider buying a regular CPU and undervolting it. That gives you a CPU much easier to resell.

[Sonefiler]

3 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Yes, I don't think there are any 9000-series T SKUs out there yet. I'd still consider buying a regular CPU and undervolting it. That gives you a CPU much easier to resell.

edit: im blind

[kingmustard]

32 minutes ago, Sonefiler said:

Hey guys. 

 

Working on a pretty complicated build. I need a CPU that is super lower power (think 60W or less). I remember there was the Intel T processors that were super low in power consumption, but I don't know what the newest stuff out there is. What are some good options?

 

Thank you!

Latest 35 W Intel/AMD CPUs, in order per performance (fastest up top):

 

Core i7-9700T (2019)

Core i7-8700T (2018)
Core i5-8600T (2018)
Core i5-8500T (2018)
Core i5-8400T (2018)
Core i7-7700T (2017)
Core i7-6700T (2015)
Core i7-6700TE (2015)
Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE (2018)
Ryzen 5 2400GE (2018)
Core i5-7600T (2017)
Ryzen 3 Pro 2200GE (2018)
Core i5-7500T (2017)
Ryzen 3 2200GE (2018)
Core i5-7400T (2017)

 

I'm not sure where these fit in, performance-wise:

 

Core i5-9600T (2019)
Core i5-9500T (2019)
Core i5-9400T (2019)

[SupaKomputa]

Ryzen Athlon 200ge, 35 watt.

Or Intel Celeron

[Sonefiler]

13 minutes ago, kingmustard said:

Latest < 50 W Intel/AMD CPUs, in order per performance (fastest up top):

 

Core i7-9700T (2019, 35 W)

Core i7-8700T (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-8600T (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-8500T (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-8400T (2018, 35 W)
Core i7-7700T (2017, 35 W)
Core i7-6700T (2015, 35 W)
Core i7-6700TE (2015, 35 W)
Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE (2018, 35 W)
Ryzen 5 2400GE (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-7600T (2017, 35 W)
Ryzen 3 Pro 2200GE (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-7500T (2017, 35 W)
Ryzen 3 2200GE (2018, 35 W)
Core i5-7400T (2017, 35 W)

 

I'm not sure where these fit in, performance-wise:

 

Core i5-9600T (2019, 35 W)
Core i5-9500T (2019, 35 W)
Core i5-9400T (2019, 35 W)

You're a lifesaver. Thank you so much

[kingmustard]

Just now, Sonefiler said:

You're a lifesaver. Thank you so much

They're all quite difficult to find at retail, though.

[Sonefiler]

1 minute ago, kingmustard said:

They're all quite difficult to find at retail, though.

Yep, just discovering this now  Seems like almost all of them are in prebuilts. Might have to resort to that to complete this build.

[imreloadin]

17 minutes ago, Sonefiler said:

Yep, just discovering this now  Seems like almost all of them are in prebuilts. Might have to resort to that to complete this build.

There is always eBay...

[SupaKomputa]

Basically you can underclock any (new)  cpu to sub 3ghz and get under 60watt.

[aisle9]

5 hours ago, Sonefiler said:

Yep, just discovering this now  Seems like almost all of them are in prebuilts. Might have to resort to that to complete this build.

I found my 6700T on eBay, if that helps. You're not going to find a T-SKU in retail packaging because they're not intended for retail sales. They're designed for companies like Dell and Lenovo to put in their ultra-small form factor workstations that have a 120W PSU and woefully inadequate cooling for anything more substantial than an abacus.