Ubuntu 11.10 Power Consumption

Testing for a Phoronix.com article with a continued look at Ubuntu 11.10 netbook power consumption compared to the past.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1109092-LI-POWPOW68010.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAtom Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10Intel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores)SAMSUNG NC10Intel Mobile 945GME MCH + ICH7-M2048MB32GB OCZ CORE_SSDIntel Mobile 945GME IGP 256MBRealtek ALC272Atheros AR5001 WirelessUbuntu 10.042.6.32-33-generic (i686)GNOME 2.30.2X Server 1.7.6intel 2.9.1GCC 4.4.3ext41024x600Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (i686)Unity 3.8.10X Server 1.10.1intel 2.14.0GCC 4.5.2Intel Mobile 945GME IGPAtheros AR242x / AR542xUbuntu 11.103.0.0-10-generic (i686)Unity 4.12.0X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)intel 2.15.901GCC 4.6.1OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

openarena: 1024 x 600compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testpostmark: Disk Transaction PerformanceAtom Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.1018.4789535324.4091030423.60919354OpenBenchmarking.org

Battery Power Usage

Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsBattery Power UsageIdle, DPMS Off, Video PlaybackUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 7515 / Avg: 9875.7 / Max: 14570Min: 8081 / Avg: 9930.98 / Max: 13694Min: 7594 / Avg: 11459.71 / Max: 16717

Battery Power Usage

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterBattery Power UsageSystem Power Consumption MonitorUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 7515 / Avg: 9841.42 / Max: 14570Min: 8081 / Avg: 9932.24 / Max: 13694Min: 7594 / Avg: 11396.47 / Max: 16717

OpenArena

Resolution: 1024 x 600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1024 x 600Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.10612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 5SE +/- 0.40, N = 318.4724.4023.60

OpenArena

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5System Power Consumption MonitorUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 9803 / Avg: 13755.02 / Max: 14624Min: 9920 / Avg: 14422.84 / Max: 15085Min: 12320 / Avg: 17102.68 / Max: 17813

7-Zip Compression

Compress Speed Test

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.102004006008001000SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 2.08, N = 3SE +/- 3.28, N = 3895910919

7-Zip Compression

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13System Power Consumption MonitorUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 9507 / Avg: 12637.24 / Max: 13172Min: 10009 / Avg: 11977.43 / Max: 12462Min: 12493 / Avg: 14578.48 / Max: 15068

PostMark

Disk Transaction Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostMark 1.51Disk Transaction PerformanceUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.1080160240320400SE +/- 4.00, N = 5SE +/- 21.43, N = 10SE +/- 6.48, N = 10353304354

PostMark

System Power Consumption Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterPostMark 1.51System Power Consumption MonitorUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 10266 / Avg: 12971.08 / Max: 13985Min: 9380 / Avg: 11846.82 / Max: 13232Min: 9122 / Avg: 14180.1 / Max: 15274

System Power Consumption Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringUbuntu 10.04.3 LTSUbuntu 11.04Ubuntu 11.103K6K9K12K15KMin: 7515 / Avg: 12732.42 / Max: 14624Min: 8081 / Avg: 12463.58 / Max: 15085Min: 7594 / Avg: 14637.12 / Max: 17813

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4