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I wonder if anybody even so much as plugged a typical computer used into a Kill A Watt and compared with/without SETI running.
by ArkyBeagle 11y ago
I wonder if anybody even so much as plugged a typical computer used into a Kill A Watt and compared with/without SETI running.
- holyoly 11y agoI have. I tested 3 models of HP that we had on campus which are kind of aging. Here's my results in Watts: HP 6000 Pro SFF - Core2Duo E8400 @ 3GHz - 100% CPU: 70, Idle: 26, Sleep: 2-3, Off: 0-1, HP 6200 Pro SFF - Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz - 100% CPU: 83, Idle: 31, Sleep: 2-3, Off: 0-1, HP 6300 Pro SFF - Core i5 2400 @ 3.1GHz - 100% CPU: 100, Idle: 30, Sleep: 2-3, Off: 0-1, It's been a few months now, and I can't remember what I used to max out the CPU. It wasn't SETI @ Home, but it should give you a pretty good approximation. When it was off, it had Wake on LAN enabled, so it still drew some power. But it would fluctuate between 0 and 1.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoNeat! Thanks for that. That definitely supports the estimate of cost from running SETI. You wouldn't think it'd be that much, would you?