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I've been monitoring how much it costs to run an hp i5 6th gen desktop 24/7 over the last few weeks. I use it as my main server. The electricity cost is coming
by p0d 6y ago
I've been monitoring how much it costs to run an hp i5 6th gen desktop 24/7 over the last few weeks. I use it as my main server. The electricity cost is coming in at about £2.50 per month (idles just under 20w).
An old hp dual core duo box is coming in at about £3.50 per month.
I'm sticking with SSDs as metal disks burn about 5w per disk. My monitor on standby burns about 10w, so it is being powered off.
I thought if you were reading about modding a desk you may find this interesting :-)
- fencepost 6y agoYears ago I turned a decommissioned server into my desktop (when 4gb was a lot of memory). Worked fine, but when I switched to a laptop as primary and turned it off I think my power bill dropped by $20-30/month. If I'd checked the draw earlier I'd have killed it far sooner.
- otter-in-a-suit 6y agoI run a custom 4U server with consumer hardware (older Ryzen) and 2 network switches, ATT Fiber Box, 1U Mikrotik Router and various accessories at ~100Wh, so ~$9/month. I am surprised how energy efficient this stuff has gotten - I do recall running a much smaller setup not too long ago that cost me a whole lot more.
- p0d 6y agoAgreed. I used to build servers and put them in datacentres. It was amazing seeing how the specs went up and power usage went down through the years. I recollect new HP Gen9 Dl360s idling at about 200w.