Is PowerTop / TLP Still Useful To Save Power On Linux Laptops?

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Is PowerTop / TLP Still Useful To Save Power On Linux Laptops?: A Phoronix reader recently inquired about whether power-saving utilities like Intel PowerTop and TLP are still useful for conserving power on modern Linux distributions and modern hardware. The short answer is, yes, and here are some numbers.