Display Timeout when on Battery question

[iphonefreak450]

As you can see in my screen shot, the default for the display to timeout or turn off is 2 minutes.

Sometimes I find it too short of amount of time and Im actually deciding to make it 4 minutes when on battery power.

Will this make a HUGE difference in battery drain?
That is my main question.

With that said, the battery life is just amazing on my MacBook Pro.

 

[arw]

You didn’t mention the model and what tasks/load are running during the time in question.
I’m assuming a 2023 14" M2 Pro MacBook Pro for the following to give an idea:
- 2,5 W idle min (Wi-Fi/BT off, display min/off)
- 12,1 W idle avg (Wi-Fi/BT off, display max brightness)
> display accounts for 79% (9,6 W) of the power consumption

Idle:
So for the 2 additional minutes you keep the display on, you could instead run the MBP
120 s * (12,1 / 2,5) = 581 s or 9 min 41 s with display off
(7 min 41 s longer in idle with display off)

Under load it consumes 49,8 W:
So for the 2 additional minutes you keep the display on, you could instead run the MBP
120 s * [49,8 / (49,8-9,6)] = 149 s or 2 min 29 s with display off
(29 s longer under load with display off)

At 1080p video playback, it lasts an astonishing 16:22 h so if you enjoy 4 minutes instead of 2, go for it.
The lower the brightness and the higher the general power consumption, even less of an impact does the display have.

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