Testing for a Phoronix.com article with a continued look at Ubuntu 11.10 netbook power consumption compared to the past.
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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.
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS:
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 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC272, Network: Atheros AR5001 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-33-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: intel 2.9.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x600
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04:
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 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC272, Network: Atheros AR5001 Wireless
OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (i686), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: intel 2.14.0, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x600
Atom: 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
System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Milliwatts
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 7515 AVG: 12732 MAX: 14624
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 8081 AVG: 12464 MAX: 15085
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 7594 AVG: 14637 MAX: 17813
PostMark 1.51
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 10266 AVG: 12971 MAX: 13985
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 9380 AVG: 11847 MAX: 13232
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 9122 AVG: 14180 MAX: 15274
PostMark 1.51
Disk Transaction Performance
TPS > Higher Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . 353 |===============================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 304 |========================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... 354 |===============================================
7-Zip Compression 9.13
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 9507 AVG: 12637 MAX: 13172
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 10009 AVG: 11977 MAX: 12462
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 12493 AVG: 14578 MAX: 15068
7-Zip Compression 9.13
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . 895 |==============================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 910 |===============================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... 919 |===============================================
OpenArena 0.8.5
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 9803 AVG: 13755 MAX: 14624
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 9920 AVG: 14423 MAX: 15085
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 12320 AVG: 17103 MAX: 17813
OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1024 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . 18.47 |==================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 24.40 |=============================================
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... 23.60 |============================================
Battery Power Usage
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 7515 AVG: 9841 MAX: 14570
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 8081 AVG: 9932 MAX: 13694
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 7594 AVG: 11396 MAX: 16717
Battery Power Usage
Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback
Milliwatts
Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . MIN: 7515 AVG: 9876 MAX: 14570
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... MIN: 8081 AVG: 9931 MAX: 13694
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... MIN: 7594 AVG: 11460 MAX: 16717