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Although there are many articles and published papers on energy consumption related to computer equipment and electronic devices, it’s almost impossible to find detailed or exact energy usage profiles based on environment, type of use and specifications. Here, you will find both: actual measurements (not averages or estimates) and also the specifications of the devices, which can help with comparison and identification.
Why these measurements are Useful and Important
For IT / Engineers – They can assist with Wattage or energy calculations for complex or basic systems, where battery backups (UPS), heat dissipation / cooling, and purchasing considerations can be made by using the observed energy profiles.
Off-The-Grid Enthusiasts – For those who love to play around with Generators, Inverters, Solar panels and batteries. Knowing the energy consumption will help you with calculations.
Homeowners – Learn and understand what your devices are doing and how it will affect your power bill. In the energy profiles for desktop computers page, you can clearly see how some devices that are off use quite a bit of energy. Also, a computer infected with a Virus will use almost 2.5 times as much energy when the CPU runs at 100%.
Environmentalists – Being conscious about how we use our devices and making small adjustments to our behaviors, such as the electronics we buy, how we use them, how we maintain them, or being aware of the different technologies that are environmentally friendly and have low energy usage, can have a great impact on the environment.
Please note: More devices are added monthly, so please make sure to keep tuning in.
Parameters
- List of Research Articles:
– Desktop Towers or CPUs (Slim, Full, Gaming, OEM, Mini PC, iMac, etc.)
– Server Computers (Dell PowerEdge, SuperMicro, Blade, etc.)
– Laptops, Netbooks, Chromebooks, Surface Pro, Macbook, etc.
– LCD and CRT monitors, TVs and other types of display
– Networking Equipment: Switches, Routers, Firewalls, Access Points, Modems, etc.
– Power Supplies: Measured by themselves
– Other: IoT, External Hard Drives, Printers, Cable Boxes, Gaming Consoles, Phones, Cellphones charging, UPS battery Backups, etc.
- Power meters used:
– P3 P4400 Kill A Watt
– Poniie PN200
– Seasonic Power Angel SSM-1508RA
* All meters confirmed to be within 1 Watt of each other
- Testing Procedures:
The device was powered on and allowed operate normally. A power measurement was then taken. An average may be used if the energy consumption was not consistent.
| Model | SpaceX Starlink Kit: UTA-212 and UTR-211 |
| Type | Satellite Dish + Router Kit |
| Power reading (Watts) | Initial reading: 79.53 W After 20 minutes: 83.26 W |
| Model | Sagemcom FWR226e FAST 5290 |
| Type | Frontier Fiber Wireless Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 13.85 W Performing Speed Test: 17.40 W |
| Model | Arris NVG468MQ |
| Type | Ethernet Voice Gateway / Router (Frontier) |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 10.22 W Performing Speed Test: 11.91 W |
| Model | ASUS ROG GT-AXE16000 |
| Type | WiFi 6E Gaming Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 15.09 W |
| Model | Google Wi-Fi Mesh Router – GJ2CQ |
| Type | Mesh Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3 W |
| Model | eero 6 pro (K010001) |
| Type | Mesh Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7.95 W |
| Model | eero Dual Band (J010001) |
| Type | Mesh Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3.72 W |
| Model | Cisco WAP321 |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 3.69 W Off: 0.10 W |
| Model | Cisco AIR-AP1121G-A-K9, Cisco Aironet 1100 |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-POE150S |
| Type | PoE Injector |
| Power reading (Watts) | No Connections: 0.91 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-SG1005P |
| Type | 5 Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle No Connections: 1.09 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-SG108PE |
| Type | 8 Port Gigabit PoE Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle No Connections: 1.24 W 1 Connection: 1.58 W 2 Connections: 1.89 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-WDR600 |
| Type | N600 Wireless Gigabit Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5 W |
| Model | UniFi 6 Pro (U6-Pro-US) |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 8.26 W Performing Speed Test: 13.22 W |
| Model | UniFi AC Mesh Pro (UAP-AC-M-PRO-US) |
| Type | Outdoor Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3.85 W |
| Model | Unifi AirGateway LR – Ubiquiti |
| Type | Wireless Bridge |
| Power reading (Watts) | 1.28 W |
| Model | Unifi AP LR- Ubiquiti (UAP-LR) |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 2.71 – 3.80 W |
| Model | Unifi AP AC LR – Ubiquiti (UAP-AC-LR-US) |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | Unifi AP AC PRO – Ubiquiti (UAP-AC-PRO-E-US) |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5 W |
| Model | Unifi AP AC Lite – Ubiquiti |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 4 W While performing speed test: 6 W |
| Model | Ubiquiti Nanostation M2 Loco |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 3.48 W |
| Model | Ubiquiti Nanostation M5 Loco |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 6.03 W |
| Model | 4 port PoE extender POE-EX2005 |
| Type | PoE Extender / Splitter Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 1.23 W |
| Model | BV-Tech 18 Ports PoE + 4 PoE Cameras |
| Type | PoE Switch + 4 IP Cameras |
| Power reading (Watts) | 16.58 W |
| Model | IPCamPower IPCP-24P2G-AF2 (No devices connected) |
| Type | 24 Port PoE Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7.51 W |
| Model | Netgear GS116LP |
| Type | 16 Port Unmanaged PoE Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4.7 W |
| Model | LinkSys LGS116P |
| Type | 16 Port Unmanaged PoE Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5.26 W |
| Model | D-Link DGS-1005D |
| Type | 5 Port Unmanaged Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | On with no Devices plugged in: 3.42 W Increased by 1 W with each additional device |
| Model | Dell Powerconnect 2824 |
| Type | 24 Port Mananged switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 19 W |
| Model | Dell Powerconnect 2724 |
| Type | 24 Port Mananged switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 22 W |
| Model | SonicWall NSA 220, APL24-08E |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | SonicWall NSA 240, APL19-05C |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 8 W |
| Model | SonicWall NSA 250, APL25-090 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 12 W |
| Model | SonicWall NSA 2400, 5805 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 38 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 100, APL22-080 |
| Type | Firewall, Wireless N |
| Power reading (Watts) | 8 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 200 Wireless-N, APL22-070 |
| Type | Firewall, Wireless N |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 210 Wireless-N, APL20-065 |
| Type | Firewall, Wireless N |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 205, APL22-09D |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 8 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 300, APL28-0B4 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5.27 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 350, 19331 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6.38 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 370, APL57-100 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7.35 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 400W, APL28-0B5 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6.25 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ 600, APL30-0B8 |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 10.21 W |
| Model | SonicWall TZ SOHO Wireless-N (SOHO w) |
| Type | Firewall |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6.56 W |
| Model | SonicWALL CSM 2100 CF |
| Type | Secure Content Management |
| Power reading (Watts) | 44 W |
| Model | TP-LINK Archer C7 ver 4.0 |
| Type | AC1750 Wireless Gigabit Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-WPA7510 |
| Type | AV1000 Powerline Adapter Kit |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-PA7010 |
| Type | AV1000 Powerline Adapter Kit |
| Power reading (Watts) | 2 W |
| Model | Netgear ProSafe JGS524F |
| Type | 24 Port Unmanaged Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 13 W |
| Model | Netgear MR314 |
| Type | Router, 4 ports, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 8 W |
| Model | Netgear FS726TP |
| Type | ProSafe 24 Port Switch, PoE |
| Power reading (Watts) | 11 W |
| Model | Netgear FS116P |
| Type | ProSafe 16 Port Switch, PoE |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6 W |
| Model | Netgear FS108 ProSafe |
| Type | ProSafe 8 Port Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | Netgear FS605 v3 |
| Type | ProSafe5 port switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 2 W |
| Model | Netgear WNDR3700v3 |
| Type | N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5 W |
| Model | Netgear GS116 |
| Type | ProSafe Switch, 16 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 12 W |
| Model | TRENDnet TEG-S80G |
| Type | 8 Port Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 2 W |
| Model | Actiontec MI424WR, Version D (Verizon FIOS) |
| Type | 4 port router, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 14 W |
| Model | Actiontec WCB3000N |
| Type | Wireless Extender with Coax |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6 W |
| Model | Vonage VDV21-VD |
| Type | Router, VoIP Gateway |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | TP-Link JetStream T1600G-28PS |
| Type | 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | Initializing: 15.26 W Idle: 15.10 W |
| Model | TP-Link TL-SG1024 |
| Type | 24 port Unamanged switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | TP-Link TL-SG108 |
| Type | 8 port Unamanged switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 1 W |
| Model | TP-LINK TL-WR541G |
| Type | 4 port router, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3 W |
| Model | Netgear FS728TP |
| Type | 19 Port Managed PoE Switch |
| Power reading (Watts) | 19 W |
| Model | EDIMAX EW-7206APG |
| Type | Access Point (AP) or Bridge, 1 port |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | Linksys SPA-2102 |
| Type | Analog VoIP Adapter |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | TRENDnet TEW-652BRP |
| Type | Wireless N Router, 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | Netgear WGR614 v7-VC |
| Type | 4 ports, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 5 W |
| Model | Netgear WG102 |
| Type | ProSAFE 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6 W |
| Model | Netgear WPN824 v2 |
| Type | 4 ports, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | LinkSyS WAP54G v1.1 |
| Type | Wireless Access Point |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3 W |
| Model | Linksys WRT54G V5 |
| Type | Wireless Router, 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | LinkSyS WRT54G V6 |
| Type | Wireless Router, 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | LinkSyS WRT54GS2 V1 |
| Type | Wireless Router, 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Modelo | LinkSys EG008W |
| Type | Switch, 8 ports |
| Medida (Vatios o Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | Linksys BEFW11S4 v4 |
| Type | Wireless Router, 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 3 W |
| Model | Netgear WGR614 v6 |
| Type | 4 ports, Wireless |
| Power reading (Watts) | 4 W |
| Model | D-Link WBR-2310 |
| Type | 4 Ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 2 W |
| Model | Belkin N750 DB Wireless N+ Router |
| Type | 4 Port Wireless Router |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6.30 W |
| Model | Linksys RTP300 Broadband VoIP |
| Type | 4 ports |
| Power reading (Watts) | 6 W |
| Model | SAGEMCOM CS 50001 |
| Type | Cable Box |
| Power reading (Watts) | 7 W |
| Model | Huawei EchoLife HG8245H5 GPON Terminal |
| Type | Modem / Home gateway |
| Power reading (Watts) | Idle: 3.08 W During Speed test: 3.69 W |
| Model | Altice / Ubee UBC1319 |
| Type | Cable Modem / Voice Gateway |
| Power reading (Watts) | 15 W |
