Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the DS916+ 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 in all cases despite the for a NAS strong CPU.

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 be below 0.5 W.



With the Wake On Lan options deactivated, phantom power is below 0.5 W.

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs

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