ThinkPad Linux Power Consumption Intel Core i7 720Q testing with a LENOVO 4318CTO and NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Ubuntu 11.10: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 29517 AVG: 31935 MAX: 40930 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1600 x 900 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . 25.94 |========================================================= Nexuiz 2.5.2 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 33139 AVG: 42110 MAX: 44917 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . 116.92 |======================================================== C-Ray 1.1 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 37261 AVG: 64449 MAX: 66517 Smallpt 1.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 51543 AVG: 64219 MAX: 68775 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 29517 AVG: 54145 MAX: 68775