[thekombustor]

Fellow 12700k owner, I am very impressed with the idle power consumption. Mine reports idle at ~7W, which is pretty close to my laptop's R7 4750U.

Came from an R5 2600, which I'm almost positive idled higher. While the full-core power consumption is quite excessive, I think Intel overall does a good job of efficiency under idle/light load.

[jeffbee]

If you object to the K-series CPU's ability to draw current, you have the option to use the linux tool `powercap-set` to limit it to 65W, 95W, or whatever arbitrary limit you think is best. Intel RAPL accepts its parameter down to the microwatt.