- install power-profile-daemon
powerprofilesctl set power-saver- on min brightness i get down to about 4 watts draw on idle
- running this did do something weird to my screen's contrast(?). Colors look a bit more blown out.
- https://kobusvs.co.za/blog/power-profile-switching/ to get profiles to switch automatically when charger unplugged
- Funny thing about the
power-saver profile is that it makes my screen's colors look different. Colors get blown out like it's messing with saturation or contrast or something.
~ ❯ powerprofilesctl list
* performance:
CpuDriver: amd_pstate
PlatformDriver: platform_profile
Degraded: no
balanced:
CpuDriver: amd_pstate
PlatformDriver: platform_profile
power-saver:
CpuDriver: amd_pstate
PlatformDriver: platform_profile