Benchmarks: Power Draw and Battery Life
The CPU overclock took its toll on core temperature, and it does the same in terms of power consumption, which shoots up to 172 watts.
EVGA is clearly focussing on enthusiast performance, and the SC17 marketing material rarely mentions battery life. No surprise, really, as the 74Wh battery only just managed three-and-a-half hours in our standard battery run-down test.
If you're willing to limit the CPU to 0.8GHz at all times, a quick DownClock can be applied (Fn+Down Arrow) to increase longevity by a further hour, give or take a few minutes.
