Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the Asustor AS3102T needs in sleep, idle, and during heavy throughput.

We use a GW Instek GPM-8212 power analyzer for all of our power consumption measurements.

Sleep, Idle and Load

Power consumption is very low. Intel's N3050 CPU is very efficient because of the 14 nm lithography and its low 6 W TDP. If you need a small NAS that has to operate around the clock, this one looks to be an ideal choice.

Power Consumption in Standby Mode

Vampire power or phantom load is the amount of power a device consumes when it is switched off but still plugged into the power grid. According to the ErP Lot 6 2013 directive, vampire power should stay below 0.5 W.


With the ErP option activated in the OS, the NAS is compliant with the ErP Lot 6 2013 directive. Power consumption in standby is significantly higher without ErP enabled; however, you will have some features that aren't available with ErP activated (e.g. WoL).

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs