Power efficiency compared to other Linux Distributions

[lionceau]

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with all powertop settings on "good" idles at 16W on my Dell T20, Unraid with the exact same hardware idles at 31W for no good reason. CPUs were idle and disks were spun down in both tests.

Even with this quite power efficient hardware and 0,28 cent per kWh that's ~37 euros per year or the price of a Tier 2 "Plus" license in two years.

I'd rather pay Lime Technology than my power company, it would help save the environment too.

[charleslam]

I also wonder about this.  because ive noticed that many many threads mention to disable hibernation as this causes problems when waking the system up.  maybe it'd be smart to hit up the tier 2 and see what their response is.  

 

Good luck.

[Axxlfoley]

I just installed the trial version. I really like unraid, but the high idle power consumption is a no go for me. I explicitly built a low power server to run 24/7. 

Is there anything planned or in the works to tackle this issue ?

 

 

[Squid]

How are you seeing the power consumption?  Are your drives all spun down, is any docker containers running in the background, etc etc.

 

 

[BRiT]

Adjust cpu governors accordingly.

[robobub]

On 12/13/2019 at 8:31 PM, Squid said:

How are you seeing the power consumption?  Are your drives all spun down, is any docker containers running in the background, etc etc.

 

 

Presumably with a watt meter that the server's PSU plugs into.