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.

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Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
September 09 2011
 
Atom: Ubuntu 11.04
September 09 2011
 
Atom: Ubuntu 11.10
September 09 2011
 
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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 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 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 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 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 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 |============================================ 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 |=============================================== 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 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better Atom: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS . 353 |=============================================== Atom: Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 304 |======================================== Atom: Ubuntu 11.10 ....... 354 |=============================================== 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