boot-to-desktop-and-light-idle-basic-tasks 
Tests for a future article.


Windows 10: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180717, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 6.0.0-1ubuntu2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Fedora Workstation 28: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180717, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 6.0.0-1ubuntu2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Antergos 18.7-Rolling: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180717, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 6.0.0-1ubuntu2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Clear Linux 23830: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180717, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 6.0.0-1ubuntu2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: 

	Processor: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 4.20GHz (18 Cores / 36 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A (1401 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180717, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.1- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0 + Clang 6.0.0-1ubuntu2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Timed Idle
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Windows 10 ............ MIN: 2  AVG: 88   MAX: 189 
Fedora Workstation 28 . MIN: 3  AVG: 82   MAX: 192 
Antergos 18.7-Rolling . MIN: 3  AVG: 81   MAX: 172 
Clear Linux 23830 ..... MIN: 3  AVG: 80   MAX: 187 
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ...... MIN: 3  AVG: 82   MAX: 206