Power Consumption

Last Edited June 6, 2011

A list of power consumption readings using a La Crosse Technology 3362U Power Cost Controller.

My Power Consumption Leaders:

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Dell Mini 9 Netbook
Intel Atom N270, 1GB Memory, 8GB SSD STEC, Windows XP SP3 (replaced with Ubuntu)
10W idle, 12W load, 30W charging the battery
 

 

 

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Acer Aspire One Netbook
ZG5, Intel Atom N270, 512MB Memory, 8GB SSD, Linpus Linux
10-12W idle, 15W load, 30W charging the battery
 

 

 

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Diskless PC
Asus M2N-MX SE AM2 Motherboard,
1GB Memory, Nexus Real Silent Case Fan
no Hard Drive, no DVD,
AMD Sempron LE-1100 CPU, Scythe Ninja Rev B CPU Cooler
60W DC-DC Power Supply
21W idle, 48W load
 

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Acer Aspire 5570-4315 Laptop
Intel Core Duo T2450 (533MHz FSB), 2GB memory,
160GB sata hard drive, 14″ WXGA LCD, Intel 950 Graphics,
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG 802.11, DVD-RW
23W idle, 35W load, 60W charging battery
 

 

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Quiet & Efficient PC
Biostar TF-7050-M2 AM2 Motherboard,
2GB Memory, LG DVD-RW, Nexus Real Silent Case Fan
120GB 2.5″ Seagate Momentus 5400.3 SATA Hard Drive,
AMD X2 BE-2300 CPU, Scythe Mini Ninja
Pico-PSU 90 Power Supply – 26W idle, 56W load
 

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The following is a list of some of the devices I have tried it on:

Desktops	Idle	Load
Asus AT5NM10-I Mini-ITX, Atom D510, 1GB 667MHz DDR2, NM10 Chipset, Seagate ST9120822AS 2.5″ SATA HD, Apex MI-008 MINI-ITX case w/250w power supply	32	35
Intel D945GCLF Mini-ITX, Atom 230, 1GB 667MHz DDR2, Intel 950 IGP
Antec SL220 Power Supply, 40GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive	45	49
Pico-PSU 90 Power Supply, 40GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive	31	35
Pico-PSU 90 Power Supply, OCZ Rally2 8GB Flash Drive	23	29
Asus M3A78-EM, Athlon BE-2350, Socket AM2, 2 x 1GB 800MHz DDR2, AMD 780G IGP, WD 320GB SATAII, Pioneer DVR-212D
305W Dell Power Supply	52	77
Biostar TA-780G-M2, Athlon BE-2300, Socket AM2, 2 x 1GB 667MHz DDR2, AMD 780G IGP, WD 250GB SATAII, Toshiba SD-R5002 DVD-RW
305W Dell Power Supply, 250GB WD SATA HD	50	75
PicoPSU 90 Power Supply, Diskless	33
PicoPSU 90 Power Supply, Ubuntu 8.10 LiveCD	36	60
Biostar TF-7050-M2, Athlon BE-2300, Socket AM2, 2 x 1GB 667MHz DDR2, Nvidia GeForce 7050PV IGP, WD 250GB SATAII, Pioneer DVR-212D, 3.5″ Disk Drive
305W Dell Power Supply	43	68
PicoPSU 90 Power Supply	32	58
Asus M2A-VM HDMI, Athlon BE-2300, Socket AM2, 2 x 1GB 667MHz DDR2, AMD 690G IGP, WD 250GB SATAII, Pioneer DVR-212D, 3.5″ Disk Drive
305W Dell Power Supply	48	77~80
380W Antec True 380s Power Supply	60	92
Asus M2N-MX SE, Athlon BE-2350, Socket AM2, 2 x 1GB 667MHz DDR2, Nvidia GeForce 6100 IGP, WD 250GB SATAII, Pioneer DVR-212D, 3.5″ Disk Drive
305W Dell Power Supply	45	77~80
PicoPSU 90 Power Supply	34	70
Asus M2N-MX SE, 1GB 667MHz DDR2 Memory, Nvidia GeForce 6100 IGP
Athlon BE-2300, WD 160GB SATAII, Pioneer DVR-212D, 305W Dell	45	68
Sempron LE-1100, Seagate ST340016A 40GB 3.5″ HD IDE, 305W Dell	40	62
Sempron LE-1100, Toshiba MK2023GAS 20GB 2.5″HD IDE, 60W DC-DC	21	48
Asus M2NPV-VM, 2 x 1GB 800MHz DDR2, Nvidia GeForce 6150 IGP, Pioneer DVR-212D
Athlon X2 4000, WD 160GB SATAII HD, 305W Dell	56	94
Athlon X2 3800, WD 320GB SATAII HD, 305W Dell	57	95
Biostar GeForce6100-M9, Athlon X2 3800, Socket 939, 2 x 1GB 400MHz DDR, Nvidia GeForce 6100 IGP, WD 250GB SATAII, LG DVD-RW, 305W Dell	62	105
Asus K8N, Athlon 64 2800, Socket 754, 2 x 512MB 333MHz DDR, Nvidia GeForce 128MB 6200 8x AGP, WD 160GB SATA150, Samsung TS-H542A DVD-RW, 380W Antec True 380s	68	100
Foxconn 760GXK8MC-RS, Sempron 64 3000, Socket 754, 2 x 256MB 400MHz DDR Nvidia Geforce4 MX420 (64MB) AGP, No HD, DVD-ROM, Antec Aria Case, 300W	57	90
Shuttle FV25, Via C3 900Mhz, 256MB SIMM, Via ProSavage IGP, No CDROM, No HD, IDE Flash Memory	33	33
DFI K8M800, Sempron 64 3000, Socket 754, 512MB DIMM, Via Unichrome2 IGP, Hitachi 80GB, DVD-ROM, Antec 350W	52	72
Daewoo Qrium CD663N, Pentium III 733MHz, 128MB DIMM, Intel 915 IGP, Seagate 20GB, CD-ROM, 60W DC-DC Power Supply	23	37
DFI CM-33TL, VIA 8601T/686B, Pentium III 733MHz, 512MB DIMM, Trident 2D/3D IGP, Toshiba MK2023GAS 20GB 2.5″HD, 60W DC-DC Power Supply	16	35

 

 

Laptops	Idle	Load	Charge
Dell Mini 9 (Inspiron 910), Intel Atom N270, 1GB memory, 8GB STEC SSD Storage, 8.9″ LCD, 82801 GBM (ICH-7m) chipset, Intel 950 Graphics, Broadcom BCM4315 802.11bg	10	12	30
Acer Aspire One ZG5, Intel Atom N270, 512MB memory, 8GB SSD Storage, 8.9″ LCD, 82801 GBM (ICH-7m) chipset, Intel 950 Graphics, Atheros AR5007EG 802.11bg	10-12	15	30
Acer Aspire One AO522 BZ499, AMD C-50 1GHz (Ontario Fusion APU), 2GB memory, 250GB 2.5″ Sata HD (Toshiba’s MK2565GSX), 10.1″ LCD (1280 x 720), AMD A50M Fusion chipset, ATI Radeon™ HD 6250 graphics, Broadcom BCM4313 802.11N WiFi	10-12	16	23
eMachines D620, AMD 2650e 1.6GHz (Neo MV-26 Huron), 2GB memory, 160GB 2.5″ Sata HD (Hitachi HTS54321), 15.6″ LCD (1280 x 800), ATI Radeon™ x1250 graphics, Atheros AR5001 WiFi	28	37	61
eMachines D620, AMD 2650e 1.6GHz (Neo MV-26 Huron), 2GB memory, 160GB 2.5″ Sata HD (Hitachi HTS54321), without 15.6″ LCD (1280 x 800), ATI Radeon™ x1250 graphics, Atheros AR5001 WiFi	21	27
Acer Aspire 5570-4315, Intel Core Duo T2450 (533MHz FSB), 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, 14″ WXGA LCD, Centrino Duo chipset, Intel 950 Graphics, PRO/Wireless 3945ABG 802.11, DVD-RW	23	35
Averatec AV3715-ED1, Mobile Sempron 3000, 512MB, 60GB, 12″ LCD	22	28	62
Toshiba Portege 660CDT, 80MB, 3GB, Pentium 133, 12.1″ LCD	26	34	34-42
Acer 3002, Sempron 2800, 512MB, 40GB, 15″ Wide LCD	30	40
Toshiba Satellite 3005-S303, Pentium III 850Mhz, 256MB, 40GB, DVDROM/CDRW, Nvidia Geforce2Go	20	30
Dell Latitude CPX, Pentium III 650Mhz, 256MB, 12GB, 14″ LCD	26	34

 

 

Monitors	Peak	Idle	Notes
LG Flatron L222WT, 21.6″ LCD	43	41	0-3W while sleeping
Acer AL1916W, 19″ LCD	28	26	0-3W while sleeping
Acer AL1715, 17″ LCD	31	30	0-3W while sleeping
Benq FP767, 17″ LCD	32	30	0-3W while sleeping
IBM P92, 19″ CRT	137	77	1-3W while sleeping
Samsung 150MP, 15″ LCD	30	30	4W while off
Daytek 17″ CRT	68	68	5W while sleeping
Hyundai DeluxeScan 15″ LCD LM1500A	30	30
Kogi L4AX, 14″ LCD	12	12	6w off, 3W sleeping

* All amounts are in Watts, Peak usually occured when the
device was powered on, sleep is with DPMS.