Question about watts and LinX testing

[Charlie98]

I have a new HTPC setup I just built and have some questions about the G620 chip...

When I LinX test my OC'ed 2500K build, RealTemp shows the wattage as about 120w at it's highest; when I test my G620, RealTemp only shows max watt draw as 30w? As a 65w TDP chip, I assumed it would be much higher... Or am I missing something?

 

[SPBHM]

with my i3 (also 65w) cpu package goes around 45 and cores around 40 I think

 

[ShintaiDK]

CPUs tend to use "family" TDP numbers for easier cooling designs. And your G620 is in the bottom end, so it might actually be well below the family TDP rating.