Intel Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell Power Use Ubuntu
Ubuntu Linux power consumption benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.


Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: IDT 92HD81B1X5, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Haswell - Acer C720: 

	Processor: Intel Celeron 2955U @ 1.40GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Acer Peppy v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB KINGSTON SNS4151, Graphics: Intel Haswell-ULT IGP (1000MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768

Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0-rc3, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 3409 |===================================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 2027 |=====================
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 3623 |=====================================


PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 120.41 |===================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 222.35 |===================================
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 187.77 |==============================


PostMark 1.51
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... MIN: 12808  AVG: 28312  MAX: 29783 
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... MIN: 6065   AVG: 9116   MAX: 10334 
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . MIN: 10056  AVG: 19295  MAX: 22422 


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 74.33  |====================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 127.18 |===================================
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 73.50  |====================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 0.48 |=====================================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 0.08 |======
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 0.29 |======================


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... MIN: 11602  AVG: 36033  MAX: 37058 
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... MIN: 6124   AVG: 10151  MAX: 11362 
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . MIN: 10034  AVG: 21247  MAX: 21874 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 75.11 |============================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 66.10 |=========================
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 96.16 |====================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... 1.91 |==================
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... 3.90 |=====================================
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . 3.60 |==================================


Xonotic 0.7
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... MIN: 11542  AVG: 39229  MAX: 45372 
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... MIN: 5615   AVG: 16959  MAX: 20058 
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . MIN: 7836   AVG: 26678  MAX: 32249 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Milliwatts
Sandy Bridge - HP EliteBOok ....... MIN: 11542  AVG: 34767  MAX: 45372 
Haswell - Acer C720 ............... MIN: 5615   AVG: 12369  MAX: 20058 
Ivy Bridge - ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA . MIN: 7836   AVG: 22344  MAX: 32249