Approximate Desktop & Notebook Power Usage
This table lists actual power readings in watts from various desktop and notebook systems in common use at the University. This page was last modified on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2009 15:49:05 EST.
| Approximate Desktop Power Usage In Watts |
|---|
| Make & Model |
Basic Specifications |
Off
(plugged in) |
Boot
(peak) |
Moderate
Use
(range) |
Sleep |
Battery
Charging
(powered on) |
Apple iMac/G5
20-inch
(purchased early 2005) |
2.0 GHz PowerPC G5, 1.0 GB RAM, 250 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, Mac OS 10.3.9 (clean) |
1 |
110 |
112 - 113 |
4 |
N/A |
Apple iMac/G5
20-inch
(purchased early 2005) |
2.0 GHz PowerPC G5, 1.0 GB RAM, 250 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, Mac OS 10.4.9 (clean) |
1 |
135 |
105 - 106 |
3 |
N/A |
Apple iMac/Intel
17-inch
(purchased early 2006) |
1.83 GHz Core Duo, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, Mac OS 10.4.9 (clean) |
1 |
72 |
60 - 61 |
3 |
N/A |
Apple PowerMac G5
w/20-inch Apple LCD
(purchased mid 2005) |
dual 2.0 GHz PowerMac G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 160 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, Cinema Display, Mac OS 10.4.9 (dirty) |
1 |
52 |
48 - 49 |
2 |
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex 760 *
w/19-inch Dell LCD
(purchased late 2008) |
Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GB RAM, 160 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1908FPV display, Windows Vista Business (clean) |
|
|
|
|
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex 745
w/19-inch Dell LCD
(purchased mid 2006) |
Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GB RAM, 100 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1907FPV display, Windows Vista Enterprise (clean) |
1 |
145 |
111 - 133 |
2 |
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex 740
w/19-inch Dell LCD
(purchased late 2006) |
Athlon X2, 2.0 GB RAM, 100 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1907FP display, Windows XP Professional SP2 (clean) |
1 |
151 |
108 - 138 |
3 |
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex GX620
w/17-inch Dell LCD
(purchased mid 2005) |
3.6 GHz Pentium 4 521, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1704FPV display, Windows XP Professional SP2 (clean) |
2 |
167 |
164 - 170 |
5 |
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex GX270
w/17-inch Dell LCD
(purchased mid 2003) |
Pentium 4, 1.0 GB RAM, 100 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1703FP display, Windows XP Professional SP1 (clean) |
6 |
150 |
104 - 162 |
4 |
N/A |
Dell OptiPlex GX260
w/17-inch Dell LCD
(purchased mid 2003) |
2.0 GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1703FP display, Windows XP Home SP2 (clean) |
1 |
93 |
104 - 162 |
5 |
N/A |
IBM ThinkCentre M52
w/19-inch IBM LCD
(purchased mid 2006) |
2.8 GHz Pentium D 820, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, UltraSharp 1703FP display, Windows Vista Enterprise (clean) |
1 |
200 |
156 - 194 |
1 |
N/A |
| Approximate Notebook Power Usage In Watts |
|---|
| Make & Model |
Basic Specifications |
Off
(plugged in) |
Boot
(peak) |
Moderate
Use
(range) |
Sleep |
Battery
Charging
(powered on) |
Apple MacBook Pro
15-inch
(purchased mid 2006) |
2.16 GHz Core Duo, 2.0 GB RAM, 100 GB/7200 RPM hard drive, Mac OS 10.4.9 (dirty) |
1 |
59 |
26 - 38 |
2 |
76 |
Apple MacBook Pro
15-inch
(purchased early 2008) |
2.5 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4.0 GB RAM, 250 GB/5400 RPM hard drive, Mac OS 10.5.6 (dirty) |
1 |
52 |
55 - 58 |
1 |
41 |
Dell Latitude D420
12-inch
(purchased mid 2006) |
1.06 GHz Core Solo, 1.0 GB RAM, 40 GB/4200 RPM hard drive, Windows Vista Ultimate (clean) |
3 |
28 |
23 - 26 |
1 - 4 |
51 |
Dell Latitude E4200
12-inch
(purchased late 2008) |
1.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, 3.0 GB RAM, 128 GB solid state drive, Windows Vista Business 64-bit (dirty) |
1 |
48 |
38 - 40 |
1 |
66 - 71 |
Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet
12-inch
(purchased late 2005) |
1.5 GHz Pentium M, 1.5 GB RAM, 40 GB/4200 RPM hard drive, Windows XP Tablet SP2 (dirty) |
1 |
24 |
19 - 20 |
2 |
51 |
Lenovo ThinkPad X300
13-inch
(purchased early 2008) |
1.2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GB RAM, 64 GB solid state drive, Windows Vista Business SP1 (dirty) |
1 |
25 |
not yet testable |
1 |
38 - 44 |
General notes: all testing was with networking on (Ethernet for desktops/Ethernet and Wi-Fi for notebooks), native screen resolution, and a fully charged battery (except for the battery charging category where the results are recorded at less than 80% charged). Moderate use was tested by using the latest release versions of the graphical clients for Folding@Home or SETI@Home, running in full screen mode. 'Clean' or 'dirty' status listed after the operating system gives an indicator as to the amount of applications, middleware, and data loaded on the desktop or laptop at the time of testing. Finally * marks a specification currently being tested.
--John Mulhern III, Lead for Client Technologies, ISC Technology Support Services
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