Are you talking about processor's C-states? My old 6th gen i3 stays most of the time idling around C8, averaging 5w, really impressive, I suppose newer gens will be even more efficient
Although Intel processors are efficient, modern AMD processors have much higher idle power usage, due to their chiplet design. They typically use at least 20W more power.
C8 is a good state if you can get it. Intel is really good at this. They don't even bother energizing the L3 caches immediately when exiting deep package C-states. But there are lots of conditions that will inhibit C8, notably an Ethernet link on a NIC capable of PTP. This is why wireless is better.
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