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

Ubuntu 11.04: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: string: Software Rasterizer 1024MB (550/950MHz), Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Ubuntu 10.10: 

	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, Audio: Conexant CX20585, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, 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 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 29083  AVG: 30503  MAX: 34815 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 22008  AVG: 23064  MAX: 25344 


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 |====================================================
Ubuntu 11.04 . 116.46 |===================================================
Ubuntu 10.10 . 127.13 |========================================================


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Milliwatts < Lower Is Better
Ubuntu 11.10 . MIN: 37261  AVG: 64449  MAX: 66517 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 35692  AVG: 64275  MAX: 66377 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 24020  AVG: 58773  MAX: 60836 


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 
Ubuntu 11.04 . MIN: 29083  AVG: 55288  MAX: 66377 
Ubuntu 10.10 . MIN: 22008  AVG: 49892  MAX: 60836