Hi list, I got a chance to measure the power consumption on linux and solaris, and of course on the same machine The following is the result from the power meter.
1) Ubuntu 7.04, linux kernel 2.6.20-15, Zero workload. No. Watt PF Vol Cur 0 375 .871 PF, 237V, 1.816A, 1 375 .871 PF, 237V, 1.815A, 2 376 .874 PF, 237V, 1.814A, 3 375 .871 PF, 237V, 1.816A, 4 375 .872 PF, 237V, 1.814A, 5 375 .872 PF, 237V, 1.814A, 6 376 .874 PF, 237V, 1.815A, 7 376 .874 PF, 237V, 1.816A, 8 375 .871 PF, 237V, 1.815A, 9 375 .872 PF, 237V, 1.814A, 2) Solaris community express, solaris kernel onnv_b67, Zero workload. No. Watt PF Vol Cur 0 408 .892 PF, 237V, 1.93A, 1 408 .892 PF, 237V, 1.93A, 2 408 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 3 409 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 4 409 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 5 408 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 6 409 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 7 408 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, 8 410 .900 PF, 236V, 1.94A, 9 408 .900 PF, 236V, 1.93A, Any thoughts? -Aubrey Intel OpenSolaris Team.
