Hi all!
I am upgrading my Unraid server (power supply died, good excuse to refresh everything!) and I am looking to build a power-efficient system.
I am wondering if there are any resources on Motherboard power draw?
It seems there is lots of info to find on PSUs, CPUs, GPUs, HDDs etc - but motherboard power draw seems to be overlooked somewhat, and it seems some Mini ITX boards can draw as little as 5W, while some feature heavy boards draw upwards of 70W - making a pretty significant difference to overall consumption. Also I am not sure if motherboard power draw is affected by load, or if it is consistent under load/idle?
The only real list I can find is hardwareluxx google sheet, which compares various low power systems:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LHvT2fRp7I6Hf18LcSzsNnjp10VI-odvwZpQZKv_NCI/edit#gid=0
This has some good info - but when choosing a board it would be great to be able to compare power draw - does anyone have any suggestions?
For reference, I am primarily looking at 10th gen Intel, with 6 SATA ports or more - but thats not really the point of this post.
Thank you all!