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Yes, they may draw 1000 or 2000W. | |||
They will also only do so for 5 minutes, so they're sort of equivalent to running a 150W thing for an hour or a 6W thing 24/7: | |||
2000 W * 5 minutes ≈ 160 Watt-hours | |||
160 W * 1 hour ≈ 160 Watt-hours | |||
7 W * 24 hours ≈ 160 Watt-hours | |||
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Revision as of 17:08, 8 April 2024
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