Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the N4310 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 was very low in all cases, a major advantage for the N4310.

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.



We measured over 1 W in standby, so the N4310 isn't even compliant with the older and less strict ErP Lot 6 2010 directive.

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs