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Windows 7 - Measure energy consumption |
01-29-2012
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Measure energy consumption
Hi,
Is there a way to measure the energy consumption of the devices within my Notebook?
So that I can see ok, device XYZ is consuming the most part of the energy of my accumulator and switch it of (or upgrade the HW)
Does anyone know a way?
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01-29-2012
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
You can measure the energy consumption of the entire notebook fairly easily if it is plugged into a wall socket.
What is an "accumulator"? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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01-29-2012
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W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
If you have an APC UPS, you could plug your notebook into it and use PowerChute, which measures the power consumption in various ways. Of course, you would have to turn off anything else plugged into the UPS or it would add that into the measurement.
Last edited by seekermeister; 01-29-2012 at 07:01 PM..
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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01-29-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic  You can measure the energy consumption of the entire notebook fairly easily if it is plugged into a wall socket. How? o.O
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic What is an "accumulator"? ??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulator_(energy)
Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister If you have an APC UPS, you could plug your notebook into it and use PowerChute, which measures the power consumption in various ways. Of course, you would have to turn off anything else plugged into the UPS or it would add that into the measurement. Maybe I don't have explained well enough what I want.
I want an overview how much energy the different devices in my Notebook consume.
CPU
Graphical card,
Display,
Harddisc,
...
PS: I habe a Lenovo Thinkpad T400s | | My System Specs | | |
01-29-2012
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by MPREv
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic You can measure the energy consumption of the entire notebook fairly easily if it is plugged into a wall socket. How? o.O
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic What is an "accumulator"? ??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accumulator_(energy) A Killawatt tool will tell you total watts used by the entire PC, but it won't tell you about indivdual components within the PC. They cost about $20 and are available from Amazon, Newegg, and other retailers.
A Killawatt can also measure power consumption of any other device--TV, lamp, radio, etc.
An "accumulator" is apparently what is usually called a battery. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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01-29-2012
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Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit |
Use something like this. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plug-In-Powe...ref=pd_cp_ce_1
With your laptop running I assume you could use your Power settings to turn off USB ports, HDD or Display and see how the reading changes.
Jim  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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01-29-2012
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Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 |
I am assuming accumulator = battery.
This might be worth a try (I've never used it so can't vouch for it)...looks interesting and free Free software to monitor Laptop | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (0309), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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01-31-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by Phone Man With your laptop running I assume you could use your Power settings to turn off USB ports, HDD or Display and see how the reading changes. Hehe, ... jokeing 
Really I want a software.
Quote: Originally Posted by mjf I am assuming accumulator = battery. Hmm in my language there is a difference:
battery is a not rechargable electro chemical cell.
the accumulator is rechargable 
Quote: Originally Posted by mjf This might be worth a try (I've never used it so can't vouch for it)...looks interesting and free Free software to monitor Laptop This is only monitoring the battery.
I want to see how much energy is consumed by:
CPU,
GPU,
Screen,
HDD,
Optical Drive; | | My System Specs | | |
01-31-2012
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Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 |
In our language (English) an electrochemical device called a battery can be chargeable (eg. in laptops) or not.
I haven't used the software I pointed you to but its blurb indicated it's goal was to better manage battery life before recharge. Did you try the software? Can you feedback anything for others? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (0309), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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02-01-2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by mjf In our language (English) an electrochemical device called a battery can be chargeable (eg. in laptops) or not. Yes, i realized that,
I just explaind to cleaify why I chose that word.
Quote: Originally Posted by mjf I haven't used the software I pointed you to but its blurb indicated it's goal was to better manage battery life before recharge. Did you try the software? Can you feedback anything for others? Yes and better manage battery life is what it does,
but this wasn't my goal | | My System Specs | | Measure energy consumption problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:57 PM. |  |
