Home device power use

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Computers

tl;dr:

  • Assume 40W or more for laptops, idling at 10W with things dialed down
  • 150W or more for desktops, idling at 100W (can be much less, if specialized)
counting basic monitors (larger and brighter may add more)
most gaming machines don't go over 300 or 400W when working hard


Monitor

Storage

GPU

Can we do better?

CPU
Motherboard

Power Supplies

Audio amplifier

Smaller devices

Heaters and coolers

Water cookers