Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the N5810 Pro needs in sleep, idle, and during heavy throughput.

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

Sleep, Idle and Load

The J1900 CPU is very efficient and needs very little energy in all states, which makes the N5810 Pro an ideal NAS for around-the-clock usage.

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 ErP enabled, the N5810 Pro needs less than 0.5 W in standby. This makes it ErP Lot 6 2014 compliant.

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs