Manual
4Introduction
1.4 Power Consumption
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400
Test Configuration
CPU Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400 2.66 GHz
Memory Kingston KVR1066D3N7/1G DDR3 1GB 2x
Graphics Intel ® 82Q45 Graphics Memory controller
SATA Channel 1 Seagate ST3160815AS Barracuda 7200.10 160GB
Power Supply MSI AL-B450E 450W
DOS (idle)
Power Req. +5V +12V CPU +12V +3.3V Total
Current (A) 1.012 0.546 1.888 1.880 —
Watts (W) 5.060 6.546 22.656 6.204 40.466
Windows XP, Idle
Power Req. +5V +12V CPU +12V +3.3V Total
Current (A) 0.890 0.530 0.9455 1.852 —
Watts (W) 4.45 6.358 11.346 6.112 28.265
Windows XP, KPower
Power Req. +5V +12V CPU +12V +3.3V Total
Current (A) 0.950 0.558 5.934 1.905 —
Watts (W) 4.75 6.697 71.208 6.286 88.944
Windows XP, BurnIn Test 5.3
Power Req. +5V +12V CPU +12V +3.3V Total
Current (A) 1.141 0.775 4.131 1.917 —
Watts (W) 5.705 9.300 49.572 6.326 70.903