PC Power usage

flyingduckie · 04-04-2006, 12:26 AM

How much electricity do standard desktops and laptops use in regular, standby, hibernation, and power off?

OvenMaster · 04-04-2006, 12:51 AM

Average? No clue about laptops, but desktops? I'd say:
Regular: maybe 200W to 300W or so (including the monitor)
Standby: maybe 10W
Hibernation and Power Off: less than 3W
Surprised? Even when powered off, your pc uses some juice to keep the +5vdc power alive to be able to switch on the "Power Good" signal to the power supply.
The only time the PC uses zero power is when it's unplugged or the power switch on the PSU itself is off.
Tom

04-04-2006, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
flyingduckie New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12	PC Power usage How much electricity do standard desktops and laptops use in regular, standby, hibernation, and power off?

04-04-2006, 12:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 50 Posts: 2,193	Average? No clue about laptops, but desktops? I'd say: Regular: maybe 200W to 300W or so (including the monitor) Standby: maybe 10W Hibernation and Power Off: less than 3W Surprised? Even when powered off, your pc uses some juice to keep the +5vdc power alive to be able to switch on the "Power Good" signal to the power supply. The only time the PC uses zero power is when it's unplugged or the power switch on the PSU itself is off. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: 2x WD 160GB, Seagate 320GB (640GB total) * OPT: 2x Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek midtower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP3 * ROUTER: Linksys WRT54GS

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