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I have a E5-2670 (V1) based system and the idle power draw is around 80W. I doubt a modern system with the same cores and threads (say an i9-9900k) is going to draw that much less while idle. Even if it uses half the power, that equates to electricity savings of under $5 per month if it's on 24/7.


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