How much power does your PC use?

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

A simple collection from people with wall meters, so we can collect data on how much power our PC's actually use and compete for power efficient systems (because i think i'll win

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These stats should be for tower alone, not monitor, speakers etc.

simply run Wprimes 1024M test (run as admin!) and 3dmark11's "performance" test while watching your power meter, and report the results. divide your 3dmark score by the maximum wattage you saw for your power efficiency score. (for reference i'm getting the higest wattage numbers in 3dmarks test 1 in my systems, so i'm focusing on the highest number i get there)

User | PSU | CPU + GPU | Desktop Idle| Wprime 1024 Watts | 3dmark11 wattage + score | 3dmark points per watt | Comment
Mussels | Corsair HX1000 (86-91% efficiency) | i5 2400 @ 3.7GHz + 7970 | 89w | 134w | P9193 301W | 30.54 | Im the bestest
Mussels | Corsair TX750 | 1090t @ 3.6GHz + 5870 | 133w | 246w | P4471 308W | 14.51 | i'm the worstest

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

c'mon lads and ladies, buy a power meter and learn edumacational things!

AsRock · Dec 27, 2013

Nordic · Dec 27, 2013

Which one? To answer this question in full I would have to get my killawatt out and use it on all 4.

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

james888 said:
Which one? To answer this question in full I would have to get my killawatt out and use it on all 4.

see the chart. i'm doing it on all of mine. laptop and fiancees PC will be added after work.

Jetster · Dec 27, 2013

I dont understand the WPrime part?

FordGT90Concept · Dec 27, 2013

I don't know about my computer but my server draws ~300w from the UPS 24/7.
FordGT90Concept | Enermax Revolution 85+ 850w | 2 x Xeon E5310 @ 1.6 GHz + 5570 | | | | | ~300 watts running BOINC

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

Jetster said:
I dont understand the WPrime part?

its a multi threaded CPU benchmark. for now its just 'how much power does your CPU use' as opposed to 3dmarks 'cpu and gpu' result. i'll end up adding something like watts over time (300 seconds + 200W = 60,000 joules of energy used) to determine who has the most power efficient CPU, but i'll have to double check my math on that one after work before i add it in.

Nordic · Dec 27, 2013

Mussels said:
see the chart. i'm doing it on all of mine. laptop and fiancees PC will be added after work.

Fine I will do it. It will take a few days though.

The_Edster · Dec 27, 2013

I have a Raidmax 850w Gold PSU and I feel like I will hardly ever use it all XD I was wondering how much power it is using so finding out would be a good idea

MyTechAddiction · Dec 27, 2013

Psu Nexus value 430
At Idle About 65 watts in gaming 265 watts

HammerON · Dec 27, 2013

HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 141w | 205w | P19,308 610W | 31.65 | stock GPU's

HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 143w | 205w | P20,852 704W | 29.62 | OC'd GPU's

HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 143w | 191w | P21,058 703W | 29.95 | A little more GPU OC

System includes two MCP655 pumps and five 120 rad fans and two 140 case fans. Rest is in the system specs...

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

HammerON said:
HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 141w | 205w | P19,308 610W | 31.65 | stock GPU's

HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 143w | 205w | P20,852 704W | 29.62 | OC'd GPU's

HammerON | Corsair AX1200 | i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz + GTX 780 (SLI) | 143w | 191w | P21,058 703W | 29.95 | A little more GPU OC

System includes two MCP655 pumps and five 120 rad fans and two 140 case fans. Rest is in the system specs...

added your stock and max GPU OC, didnt think three entries for the one PC was needed.

a note to everyone else: if you dont do it in the right format with the | | | thingies, i wont add it to the OP.

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

i also feel like saying that my meter can actually measure power factor efficiency under a setting called "PF", and it matches up with the numbers you'd expect from PSU's. i see 90+ from my corsairs, and an average of 65% from cheap shite with passive PFC (see my coolermaster PSU in the chart)

if other peoples PSU's/UPS's have a similar reading, i'll add it into the chart.

LightningJR · Dec 27, 2013

If I had a wall meter ide be all over this undervolting the cpu and gpu and northbridge.

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

LightningJR said:
If I had a wall meter ide be all over this undervolting the cpu and gpu and northbridge.

go buy one off ebay. my goal here truly is to make people compete for power efficient desktops, instead of this race for max MHz.

Jetster · Dec 27, 2013

I have an Abacus. Can it enter?

Jaffakeik · Dec 27, 2013

My computer uses about +-100Kwh montly

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

AsRock said:
Using 3DMark 11 Basic

AsRocks | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (80+ Certified (83% 6 years ago haha ) | i7 3770 @ 4.0GHz + 6970 (940\1,440) | 84w idle |w crashes (unexpected error ) | P6255 306W |

EDIT:

run it as admin.

Vario · Dec 27, 2013

Mussells, thats pretty awesome power efficiency for a 7970 and a powerful cpu! Just shows modern cpu/gpu scalability. If I still had my xeon I'd probably wreck you guys, 3.5 ghz at .8v full load! Don't have a wall meter though

AsRock · Dec 27, 2013

Mussels said:
run it as admin.

Updated post. Had fans turned up which coursed a 3-4w difference haha.

By maxing the pwm fans out in bios you can set the ASRock extreme tuner fan speeds to 0 andf they will speed up if temps get higher

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

AsRock said:
Updated post. Had fans turned up which coursed a 3-4w difference haha.

By maxing the pwm fans out in bios you can set the ASRock extreme tuner fan speeds to 0 andf they will speed up if temps get higher

updated. make sure you dont skip the empty fields, it can mess with the formatting if you dont leave a blank | in there (filled yours in, and did the math for your points per watt)

LightningJR · Dec 27, 2013

Now I feel like jury rigging my ammeter up to an extension cord.

Mussels · Dec 27, 2013

and i must say that hammerON makes me jealous, i gotta get me a gold (or higher) rated PSU one day...

Outback Bronze · Dec 27, 2013

Outback Bronze | Cooler Master 800W Silent Pro Gold | i7 990x @ 3.46ghz no HT + 7950 (Xfire) | 145 | 185 | P12443 369W | 33.72 | Everyday Settings.

I did go close to 35 ratio in 3dmark 11 but they weren't my everyday settings.

Id love to get my idle down.

Ill have a look see what my HTPC does tomorrow with i3 2100 and 7850.

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	Gaming Rig
Processor	Intel Core i7-3770k (@3.5Ghz)
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H60 Water Cooling
Memory	16GB Corsair XMS3 (4X4)
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro SSD 128GB, Seagate 2TB
Display(s)	3x ASUS VS238H 23" Monitors (NVIDIA Surround)
Case	Corsair 300R
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Surround Sound
Power Supply	Raidmax 850W Gold
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium

System Name	"Big E"
Processor	I5 2400
Motherboard	Intel DQ67OW
Cooling	Scythe Samurai ZZ
Memory	4 X 2 Gb Kingmax 1333
Video Card(s)	MSI RX470 gaming x 4gb
Storage	samsung F3 500 GB
Display(s)	Acer S271HLBbid
Case	"Big E"
Power Supply	Gembird 450 W
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Generic
Software	W10 LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Nothing worthy to mention

System Name	Aki
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A
Cooling	MSI MAG CoreLiquid E360
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB 6200
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090 XLR8
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	ASUS ROG Strix Scope II Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

System Name	Jaffakeik
Processor	I9 12900K
Motherboard	MSI Pro B660M-A WIFI DDR4
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water cooler- 240mm
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	7900XTX gigabyte OC edition
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME x2
Display(s)	TV LG C2
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower Case Tempered
Audio Device(s)	Mother board + Sennhiser HD650+ Elgato wave xlr + shure SM7B
Power Supply	EVGA 1600w G+
Mouse	Glorious Model 0
Keyboard	Corsair RBG mini K65 + Steelseries Apex150
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	over 9000

System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xSF MegaCool SF-PF14, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25, 3xNF-A12x15, AquaComputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	ASUS PROART RTX 4070 Ti-Super OC 16GB, 2670MHz, 0.93V
Storage	1x Samsung 990 Pro 1TB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data), ASUS BW-16D1HT (BluRay)
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White, MODDIY 12VHPWR Cable
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	Raptor Baked
Processor	14900k w.c.
Motherboard	Z790 Hero
Cooling	w.c.
Memory	48GB G.Skill 7200
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4080 w.c.
Storage	2TB Kingston kc3k
Display(s)	Samsung 34" G8
Case	Corsair 460X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	PCIe5 850w
Mouse	Asus
Keyboard	Corsair
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Cool n Quiet.

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