idlemem Intel Core i7-7500U testing with a Razer and Intel HD 620 3072MB on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Ubuntu 17.04: Processor: Intel Core i7-7500U @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Razer, Chipset: Intel Device 5904, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-00000, Graphics: Intel HD 620 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC298, Monitor: LQ125T1JW02, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.7, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 17.10 20170907: Processor: Intel Core i7-7500U @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Razer, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZVLV256HCHP-00000, Graphics: Intel HD 620 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC298, Monitor: LQ125T1JW02, Network: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.12.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.25.91, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-rc4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Timed Idle Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......... MIN: 672 AVG: 679 MAX: 681 Ubuntu 17.10 20170907 . MIN: 572 AVG: 576 MAX: 594 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 17.04 .......... MIN: 4975 AVG: 5905 MAX: 8257 Ubuntu 17.10 20170907 . MIN: 6458 AVG: 7131 MAX: 8240