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		ncmncm on Sept 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X / Ryzen 9 7950X Benchmarks Show ... No, I mean that it is physically possible to perform an unlimited amount of computation on a fixed amount of energy, if you are willing to wait long enough. Nobody has built hardware that has this property.

NathanielK on Sept 27, 2022 [–]

1W is one joule per second. With unlimited time, you also have unlimited joules trickling out.

ncmncm on Sept 27, 2022 | [–]

You are not getting this.

You can do an unlimited amount of computation on one joule. One watt-second, if you like.

Not an infinite amount of computation, but any finite amount.

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