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.


Ubuntu 11.10: 

	Processor: Intel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: SAMSUNG NC10, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GME MCH + ICH7-M, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 32GB OCZ CORE_SSD, Graphics: Intel Mobile 945GME IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC272, Network: Atheros AR242x / AR542x

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-10-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 4.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.15.901, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x600


Battery Power Usage
Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback
Milliwatts
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 7594  AVG: 11460  MAX: 16717 


Battery Power Usage
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 7594  AVG: 11396  MAX: 16717 


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 23.60 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 12320  AVG: 17103  MAX: 17813 


7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 919 |===========================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.13
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 12493  AVG: 14578  MAX: 15068 


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . 354 |===========================================================


PostMark 1.51
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 9122  AVG: 14180  MAX: 15274 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Milliwatts
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 7594  AVG: 14637  MAX: 17813