Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Power Consumption

Lenovo ThinkPad W510 notebook with Intel Core i7 processor measuring the battery power consumption under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS back through Ubuntu 10.10. Testing by Michael Larabel for a future article on phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1202083-BY-POWERCONS75&rdt&gru.

Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Power ConsumptionProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 10.10Ubuntu 12.04Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores)LENOVO 4318CTOIntel Core DMI4096MB160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Conexant CX20585Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300Ubuntu 11.103.0.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4nouveau 0.0.162.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1ext41600x900string: Software Rasterizer 1024MB (550/950MHz)Ubuntu 11.042.6.38-8-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.1X Server 1.10.12.1 Mesa 7.10.2GCC 4.5.2NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MBUbuntu 10.102.6.35-22-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.02.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz)Ubuntu 12.043.2.0-14-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.2.0X Server 1.11.32.1 Mesa 8.0-rc2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Ubuntu 11.10: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power.- Ubuntu 11.04: This was running on battery power.- Ubuntu 10.10: This was running on battery power.- Ubuntu 12.04: Compiz was running on this system. This was running on battery power.

Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Power Consumptionnexuiz: 1600 x 900 - No - Offc-ray: Total TimeUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 10.10Ubuntu 12.0425.94116.92116.46127.131116.91OpenBenchmarking.org

System Power Consumption Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 11.10295175414568775Ubuntu 11.04290835528866377Ubuntu 10.10220084989260836Ubuntu 12.04185614587157374OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System Monitoring20K40K60K80K100K

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: OffUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 12.04612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 325.941.00

Timed Idle

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 11.10295173193540930Ubuntu 11.04290833050334815Ubuntu 10.10220082306425344Ubuntu 12.04185612162927890OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterTimed IdleSystem Power Consumption Monitor11K22K33K44K55K

Nexuiz

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 11.10331394211044917OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2System Power Consumption Monitor12K24K36K48K60K

C-Ray

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 11.10372616444966517Ubuntu 11.04356926427566377Ubuntu 10.10240205877360836Ubuntu 12.04310685557357374OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1System Power Consumption Monitor20K40K60K80K100K

Smallpt

System Power Consumption Monitor

MinAvgMaxUbuntu 11.10515436421968775OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliwatts, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0System Power Consumption Monitor20K40K60K80K100K

C-Ray

Total Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeUbuntu 11.10Ubuntu 11.04Ubuntu 10.10Ubuntu 12.04306090120150SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3116.92116.46127.13116.91

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4