AMD Platform

Intel Platform

Peak System Wattage Consumption

Peak System Wattage Consumption

Boot

172 Watts

85 Watts

Install Windows CD

174 Watts

 97 Watts

Load Base OS

175 Watts

96 Watts

Format Hard Disc

Peak

Peak

168 Watts

 85 Watts

Total Time To Format Hard Disc

3 Hours & 32 Minutes

 3 Hours & 14 Minutes

Installation of Windows from Format

Peak

Peak

175 Watts

105 Watts

Reboot – to Desktop

152 Watts

 110 Watts

Installation of Windows

183 Watts

105 Watts

Post Windows to Desktop

223 Watts

98 Watts

Installation of Drivers & Microsoft Updates

149 Watts

85 Watts

Defrag Hard Disc Using Windows Defrag Tool

128 Watts

78 Watts

Once all drivers had been fully installed average idle Wattage consumption of Western Digital Caviar® Hard Disc AMD Platform System was 111 Watts.   Total Time to complete a full installation of Western Digital Caviar® Hard Disc was 7 hours and 03 minutes.   Over this period 0.83 KWH of energy was used. 
 

Once all drivers had been fully installed average idle Wattage consumption of Western Digital Caviar® Hard Disc Intel Platform System was 66 Watts.   Total Time to complete a full installation of Western Digital Caviar® Hard Disc was 5 hours and 25 minutes.   Over this period 0.45 KWH of energy was used.