Does 8GB v. 16GB in the base i5 affect battery life?

[dizmonk]

I know anandtech did a review of the i5 v. i7 in the MBA and found that the i5 had a little bit more battery life....

Does the amount of memory in the rMBP affect the battery life? Tests? Reviews? thanks.

 

[dusk007]

No not really. There is a difference in theory but it is so so small. It is negligible.
If you use a lot of memory, the 16GB will actually help battery life because swapping is way more energy expensive than the few extra dram chips.

 

[nealh]

I know anandtech did a review of the i5 v. i7 in the MBA and found that the i5 had a little bit more battery life....

Does the amount of memory in the rMBP affect the battery life? Tests? Reviews? thanks.

cpu was more the reason. the i7 is a little more energy-hungry