Same issue for me as well.
Although, I found that the standard-deviation in powerstat reduced when running on intel under consistent settings (1 chrome tab running YouTube). NVIDIA (av: 33.76 Watts, std: 11.07) and INTEL (av: 31.60 Watts, std: 2.36).
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Ubuntu 18.04
MSI GE62VR 7RF - Apache Pro (https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE62VR-7RF-Apache-Pro/Specification)
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
Intel core i7 7700HQ
Same issue for me as well.
Although, I found that the standard-deviation in powerstat reduced when running on intel under consistent settings (1 chrome tab running YouTube). NVIDIA (av: 33.76 Watts, std: 11.07) and INTEL (av: 31.60 Watts, std: 2.36).
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Ubuntu 18.04
MSI GE62VR 7RF - Apache Pro (https:/ /www.msi. com/Laptop/ GE62VR- 7RF-Apache- Pro/Specificati on)
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
Intel core i7 7700HQ