Intel Broadwell Power Consumption Intel Broadwell power consumption and other Linux benchmark results compared to several different Intel laptops. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. ThinkPad X1 Carbon: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA: Processor: Intel Core i7-3517U @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX32VDA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD5SF212, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 512MB (1150MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HP EliteBook 161C: Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 161C, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB INTEL SSDSA2M160, Graphics: Intel HD 3000 (1300MHz), Audio: Intel 6 /C200, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ThinkPad W510: Processor: Intel Core i7 720Q @ 1.47GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 4318CTO, Chipset: Intel Core DMI, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 160GB FUJITSU MHZ2160B, Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M 1024MB (550/790MHz), Audio: Intel 5 /3400, Monitor: Lenovo Limited, Network: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Connection + Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 304.125, OpenGL: 3.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900 ASUS K56CA: Processor: Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS K56CA v1.0, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS54505 + 24GB SanDisk SSD i100, Graphics: Intel HD 4000 (1050MHz), Audio: Intel 7 /C210, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Monitor: LQ133T1JW14, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 68.21 |===================================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 60.34 |================================ HP EliteBook 161C ..... 46.29 |========================= ThinkPad W510 ......... 89.48 |================================================ ASUS K56CA ............ 64.95 |=================================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 39.98 |===================== x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 73.65 |========================================= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 63.38 |==================================== HP EliteBook 161C ..... 61.44 |=================================== ThinkPad W510 ......... 55.28 |=============================== ASUS K56CA ............ 41.52 |======================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 85.32 |================================================ OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 241.97 |=========================================== ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 208.47 |===================================== HP EliteBook 161C ..... 210.87 |====================================== ThinkPad W510 ......... 137.70 |========================= ASUS K56CA ............ 134.23 |======================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 263.20 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 3.44 |================================================= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 1.90 |=========================== HP EliteBook 161C ..... 1.11 |================ ThinkPad W510 ......... 1.77 |========================= ASUS K56CA ............ 2.33 |================================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 0.98 |============== Xonotic 0.8 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... MIN: 8249 AVG: 19811 MAX: 20996 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. MIN: 14060 AVG: 31778 MAX: 34617 HP EliteBook 161C ..... MIN: 13292 AVG: 41845 MAX: 44580 ThinkPad W510 ......... MIN: 32074 AVG: 50444 MAX: 55644 ASUS K56CA ............ MIN: 11280 AVG: 27857 MAX: 32520 ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . MIN: 11417 AVG: 40715 MAX: 47530 x264 2014-08-30 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 4.60 |================================================= ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 2.81 |============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..... 1.46 |================ ThinkPad W510 ......... 1.18 |============= ASUS K56CA ............ 2.24 |======================== ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 3.11 |================================= x264 2014-08-30 System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... MIN: 9165 AVG: 16024 MAX: 18977 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. MIN: 10278 AVG: 22530 MAX: 31072 HP EliteBook 161C ..... MIN: 13689 AVG: 41960 MAX: 45226 ThinkPad W510 ......... MIN: 26433 AVG: 46944 MAX: 54904 ASUS K56CA ............ MIN: 11835 AVG: 18568 MAX: 21270 ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . MIN: 13586 AVG: 27408 MAX: 38472 OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... 15.44 |================================================ ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. 10.06 |=============================== HP EliteBook 161C ..... 6.20 |=================== ThinkPad W510 ......... 2.86 |========= ASUS K56CA ............ 7.53 |======================= ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . 8.96 |============================ OpenSSL 1.0.1g System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... MIN: 9094 AVG: 15670 MAX: 18492 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. MIN: 10219 AVG: 20729 MAX: 24753 HP EliteBook 161C ..... MIN: 13689 AVG: 34006 MAX: 41340 ThinkPad W510 ......... MIN: 24262 AVG: 48083 MAX: 55589 ASUS K56CA ............ MIN: 11880 AVG: 17819 MAX: 20265 ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . MIN: 13619 AVG: 29369 MAX: 35131 Timed Idle System Power Consumption Monitor Milliwatts < Lower Is Better ThinkPad X1 Carbon . MIN: 7503 AVG: 7686 MAX: 8498 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Milliwatts ThinkPad X1 Carbon .... MIN: 7503 AVG: 16255 MAX: 20996 ASUS Zenbook UX32VDA .. MIN: 10108 AVG: 28170 MAX: 34617 HP EliteBook 161C ..... MIN: 13292 AVG: 39516 MAX: 45226 ThinkPad W510 ......... MIN: 23675 AVG: 47363 MAX: 55644 ASUS K56CA ............ MIN: 11250 AVG: 24408 MAX: 32520 ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA . MIN: 11417 AVG: 37424 MAX: 47530