Intel Linux Power Idle
Intel Core i7-4770K testing with a ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0 and Intel HD 4600 on Ubuntu 14.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Linux 3.9: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.13 Git: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.4, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.0.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Timed Idle
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.9 ...... MIN: 53.4  AVG: 53.5  MAX: 53.9 
Linux 3.12 ..... MIN: 53.6  AVG: 53.8  MAX: 54.3 
Linux 3.13 Git . MIN: 53.3  AVG: 54.9  MAX: 67.5