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How Much Power does the Mac Pro Use?
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I can't say exactly but mine uses about 17-20% of the total power for my UPS (a 1500VA unit). (based on apcupsd with stats for Mac Pro powered down and then up)
Thats 255VA - 300VA (assuming a power efficiency of 80% on the Mac Pro's 1000Watt PSU this gives 204-240watts draw on my system) (VA*PF=Watts)
My box currently has three disks, 8cores (6 of em running Seti Boinc @90%) and doing stuff.
InTheory the PSU (being a 1000Watt unit at the assumed efficiency rating of 80%) could draw a maximum of about 1260watts from the mains if the Mac Pro were able to pull the max power from it - Extremely unlikely!)
Hope this helps
(lets hope my math is good as its late... lol)
Thats 255VA - 300VA (assuming a power efficiency of 80% on the Mac Pro's 1000Watt PSU this gives 204-240watts draw on my system) (VA*PF=Watts)
My box currently has three disks, 8cores (6 of em running Seti Boinc @90%) and doing stuff.
InTheory the PSU (being a 1000Watt unit at the assumed efficiency rating of 80%) could draw a maximum of about 1260watts from the mains if the Mac Pro were able to pull the max power from it - Extremely unlikely!)
Hope this helps
(lets hope my math is good as its late... lol)
So What your saying is the Mac Pro isn't always drawing 1000 watts from the wall it only draws when it needs it.
Sorry for the confusion!
Sorry for the confusion!
I have my MP (with 3 internal drives) connected to an APC 1200 and I have to wait for the UPS to go through its startup cycle (battery test etc) so that the green light is steady before I hit the start button on the MP. If I don't then the USP gives me an Overload warning. I'm sure this is due to the fact that I have my HP Laserjet, DSL Modem, and a Netgear wireless router hooked up to the "always on" outlet of the UPS, and when the UPS powers up it also powers my USB hub and DROBO external TM with 2 discs. These loads may push the UPS over the top when the MP starts up (and presumably draws maximum load).
http://barefeats.com/harper7.html
Somewhere around the middle is a small table comparing the power usage of various Mac Pro configurations and an iMac
