Power Consumption

Power Consumption

In an IDLE state, a PC (Z170 / processor / memory / GeForce GTX 780 Ti / SSD) consumes just under 65 Watts. This number depends and will vary per motherboard (added ICs/controllers/wifi/bluetooth) and PSU (efficiency). Keep in mind that we measure the ENTIRE PC, not just the processor's power consumption. Your average PC can differ from our numbers if you add optical drives, HDDs, soundcards etc.

The above measurement is WITH a graphics card, this is a change over previous reviews as we figure that everybody with a high-end system has a dedicated graphics card installed and this that gives a better and more realistic overview of power consumption.

I want to make it very clear that power consumption measurements will differ per PC and setup. Your attached components use power but your motherboard can also have additional ICs installed like an audio controller, 3rd party chips, network controllers, extra SATA controllers, extra USB controllers, and so on. These parts all consume power, so these results are a subjective indication. Next to that, we stress all CPU cores 100% and thus show a peak power consumption. Unless you transcode video with the right software your average power consumption will be much lower.
 

Overall temperatures are a bit on the high side, we are using Corsair H110 LCS cooling setup.