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Power consumption of the new Mini?
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these stats are from the i7 mini server (quad-core) with 8GB and RAID-0 (striped) hdd:
idle with a couple apps open:
encoding video with handbrake (high cpu utilization):
playback of 1080p video in VLC, about 3 minutes into Big_Buck_Bunny_1080p_surround_FrostWire.com.avi:
idle with a couple apps open:
encoding video with handbrake (high cpu utilization):
playback of 1080p video in VLC, about 3 minutes into Big_Buck_Bunny_1080p_surround_FrostWire.com.avi:
yes kill a watt reads :
7 at only finder open idle for the base mini with 8gb on
it reads 10 playing a dvd and finder and 1 window safari
it reads 40-42 watts with safari 1 window an apple dvd player and handbrake.
I will measure the 2.5 and the 2.7 soon. I need a day to set them up. and I am waiting on more ram.
the 2.5 came today and the 2.7 comes on tues
worst case would be add 10 to 15 watts to the 2.3 numbers above.
I hope to do 4 comparasions.
a 2.3 with a 256gb ssd
a 2.3 with a 1tb samsung hdd
a 2.5 with and ssd
a 2.7 with a ssd.
geekbenchl
kill a watt all
aja
disk speed test
all handbrake
rember
cpu test not a gamer
but willing to download a free game or two to test suggestions as to which ones
geekbench for the 2.3 with 8gb ram and samsung ssd is about 6200 64 bit
geekbench for the 2.5 with 8gb ram and a micron ssd is about 7040 64 bit
that is 13 percent better score for a 33 percent price hike. that score is mostly cpu based. since I don't game I have not tested gaming much I am will to though.
7 at only finder open idle for the base mini with 8gb on
it reads 10 playing a dvd and finder and 1 window safari
it reads 40-42 watts with safari 1 window an apple dvd player and handbrake.
I will measure the 2.5 and the 2.7 soon. I need a day to set them up. and I am waiting on more ram.
the 2.5 came today and the 2.7 comes on tues
worst case would be add 10 to 15 watts to the 2.3 numbers above.
I hope to do 4 comparasions.
a 2.3 with a 256gb ssd
a 2.3 with a 1tb samsung hdd
a 2.5 with and ssd
a 2.7 with a ssd.
geekbenchl
kill a watt all
aja
disk speed test
all handbrake
rember
cpu test not a gamer
but willing to download a free game or two to test suggestions as to which ones
geekbench for the 2.3 with 8gb ram and samsung ssd is about 6200 64 bit
geekbench for the 2.5 with 8gb ram and a micron ssd is about 7040 64 bit
that is 13 percent better score for a 33 percent price hike. that score is mostly cpu based. since I don't game I have not tested gaming much I am will to though.
If you like the free trial of that software, note that iStat Menus 3 is available for a special price for a few more days at http://www.mupromo.com/
I bought the family pack there just recently (I'd been using the old free version) before updating my Macs to OS X Lion.
I bought the family pack there just recently (I'd been using the old free version) before updating my Macs to OS X Lion.