Here are some basic power consumption measurements for various old computers. This is not very scientific and more a matter of historical record. All measurements were taken with a P3 Kill-a-Watt P4400.
| Model Processor(s) |
CPU Clock | Memory | Storage | Peripherals | Idle Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Blade 150
UltraSPARC IIi |
1×550MHz |
2×256 MB PC133 Unbuf ECC | Seagate ST340014A Samsung DVD/CD-RW ATA |
33 W | |
| Power Mac G4
PowerPC 7450 |
1×933MHz | 1×512 MB PC133 2×512 MB PC100 |
60GB IBM IC35L060AVVA07-0 ATA/66 2 × ST336754LW Ultra320/15k Pioneer DVR-104 ATA 6X DVD-RW |
ATI Radeon 9000 Adaptec ASC-29160N |
69 W |
| Power Mac G4
PowerPC 7450 |
1×933MHz | 1×512 MB PC133 2×512 MB PC100 |
60GB IBM IC35L060AVVA07-0 ATA/66 2 × ST373307LW Ultra320/10k Pioneer DVR-104 ATA 6X DVD-RW |
ATI Radeon 9000 Adaptec ASC-29160N |
73 W |
| Sun Ultra 10
UltraSPARC IIi |
1×360MHz | 4×128 MB EDO ECC | Seagate ST336754LW Ultra320/15k LG CRD-8322B ATA 32X CDROM |
Symbios SYM22801 | 75 W |
| Sun Ultra 10
UltraSPARC IIi |
1×360MHz | 4×128 MB EDO ECC | Seagate ST336754LW Ultra320/15k LG CRD-8322B ATA 32X CDROM |
Symbios SYM22801 SunPCi I / 300MHz / 256MB |
83 W |
| SGI O2
MIPS R5000 |
1×180MHz | 6×32 MB PC133 ECC | 9.1 GB SCSI 36.7 GB SCSI |
85 W | |
| Sun Blade 1500 Red
UltraSPARC IIIi |
1×1062MHz | 4×512 MB DDR-266 ECC | 1 × Seagate ST38011A ATA100/7.2K Lite-On XJ-HD166S ATA 16X DVD |
Sun XVR-600 Sun USB2.0/Firewire Combo |
111 W |
| Sun Blade 1500 Red
UltraSPARC IIIi |
1×1062MHz | 4×512 MB DDR-266 ECC | 2 × Seagate ST38011A ATA100/7.2K Lite-On XJ-HD166S ATA 16X DVD |
Sun Expert3D Lite Sun USB2.0/Firewire Combo |
122 W |
| Sun Blade 1500 Silver
UltraSPARC IIIi |
1×1502MHz | 4×512 MB DDR-266 ECC | Seagate ST380011A ATA100/7.2K Toshiba SD-R1512 ATA 16X DVD |
Sun XVR-600 Sun USB2.0/Firewire Combo |
138 W |
| Sun Ultra 60
UltraSPARC II |
2×360MHz | 8×64+4×128 MB EDO ECC | Seagate ST1181677LCV Ultra160/7.2k Toshiba XM-6201TA 32X CDROM |
Sun Creator3D FFB3+ | 153 W |
| Sun Ultra 60
UltraSPARC II |
2×360MHz | 8×64+4×128 MB EDO ECC | 2×Seagate ST1181677LCV Ultra160/7.2k Toshiba XM-6201TA 32X CDROM |
Sun Creator3D FFB3+ | 158 W |
| Sun Blade 1000
UltraSPARC III |
1×750MHz | 4×256 MB 4×512 MB PC100 ECC |
36GB FC-AL 15K Toshiba SD-M1401 SCSI 16X DVD |
Sun PGX64 | 210 W |
| Sun Blade 2000
UltraSPARC III Cu |
1×900MHz | 4×256 MB 4×512 MB PC100 ECC |
2 × ST373307FC FC/10k Toshiba SD-M1401 SCSI 16X DVD |
Sun PGX64 Sun Gigabit Ethernet |
215 W |
| SGI Fuel
MIPS R14000 |
1×500MHz | 2×1024 MB DDR-400 ECC | Seagate ST373 series Ultra160/10k | SGI VPro V12 | 223 W |
| HP C8000
PA-8800 |
1×1000 MHz | 8×1024 MB DDR-266 ECC | Fujitsu MAT3147NP Ultra320/10k DVD ATA |
ATI FireGL X3-256MB | 256 W |
| Sun Blade 2500
UltraSPARC IIIi |
2×1600MHz | 4×1024 MB 4×2048 MB DDR-333 ECC |
2 × Maxtor Atlas 15K II Ultra320/15k DVD ATA |
Sun XVR-100 Sun USB2.0/Firewire Combo |
283 W |
| Sun Blade 1000
UltraSPARC III |
2×750MHz | 4×256 MB 4×512 MB PC100 ECC |
36GB FC-AL 15K Toshiba SD-M1401 SCSI 16X DVD |
Sun PGX64 | 288 W |
| HP rx2600
Intel Itanium 2 |
2×900MHz | 12×512 MB DDR-266 ECC | 3× Seagate ST373 series Ultra160/10k | 373 W |