| Technology & PC
Hardware Review - Measuring Website Energy Efficiency |
| (click to open) |
Website |
19" CRT ADI Microscan E66 |
19" LCD Samsung 192MP |
 |
Anandtech.com |
75.5 W |
38.4 W |
 |
Arstechnica.com |
72.5 W |
37.9 W |
 |
Engadget.com |
80.0 W |
38.7 W |
 |
Cnet.com |
79.9 W |
38.6 W |
 |
Extremetech.com |
78.8 W |
38.3 W |
 |
HardOCP.com |
69.2 W |
36.3 W |
 |
HotHardware.com |
75.0 W |
38.1 W |
 |
PCMag.com |
80.1 W |
38.7 W |
 |
PCSTATS.com |
78.0 W |
38.5 W |
 |
PCworld.com |
78.0 W |
38.5 W |
 |
Sharkyextreme.com |
78.1 W |
38.2 W |
 |
Slashdot.org |
79.0 W |
38.4 W |
 |
TomsHardware.com |
77.1 W |
38.6 W |
 |
TheInquirer.net |
80.7 W |
38.6 W |
 |
TheRegister.co.uk |
79.6 W |
38.5 W |
 |
Xbitlabs.com |
79.0 W |
38.5 W |
 |
ZDnet.com |
80.7 W |
38.9 W |
|
|
|
| |
| Tech Sites - Measuring Website Energy Efficiency |
| (click to open) |
Website |
19" CRT ADI Microscan E66 |
19" LCD Samsung 192MP |
 |
AMD.com |
79.5-81.3 W
(upper
half of main page
cycles through
different colour
flash
banner) |
38.4-38.8 W |
 |
Apple.com |
79.3 W |
38.8 W |
 |
Intel.com |
81.5 W |
39.0 W |
|
|
|
| |
| Social Networking - Measuring Website Energy Efficiency |
| (click to open) |
Website |
19" CRT ADI Microscan |
19" LCD Samsung 192MP |
 |
Boingboing.net |
80.8 W |
38.8 W |
 |
Craigslist.com |
81.1 W |
39.3 W |
 |
Dictionary.com |
79.6 W |
38.9 W |
 |
Digg.com |
81.2 W |
39.0 W |
 |
Facebook.com |
82.7 W |
38.2 W |
 |
Flickr.com |
79.8 W |
39.2 W |
 |
Hotmail.com |
74.2 W |
38.3 W |
 |
Myspace.com |
78.5 W |
38.8 W |
 |
MSN.com |
78.1 W |
38.9 W |
 |
Wikipedia.org |
82.9 W |
39.2 W |
 |
Youtube.com |
81.2 W |
39.0 W |
|
|
|
| |
| Shopping - Measuring Website Energy Efficiency |
| (click to open) |
Website |
19" CRT ADI Microscan E66 |
19" LCD Samsung 192MP |
 |
Amazon.com
(search
"Computer") |
81.5 W
(82.1
W) |
38.4 W
(38.6 W) |
 |
Ebay.com
(search "Computer/desktop
computer") |
80.3 W
(81.7
W) |
39.3 W
(39.3 W) |
 |
etsy.com
(search
"T-Shirt") |
80.8 W
(80.7
W) |
39.4 W
(39.3 W) |
 |
Newegg.com
(search
"processor") |
79.5 W
(78.9
W) |
39.4 W
(39.4 W) |
 |
Pricegrabber.com
(search
"processor") |
82.1 W
(81.1
W) |
39.6 W
(39.5 W) |
 |
Pricewatch.com
(search
"processor") |
83.0 W
(82.7
W) |
39.7 W
(39.7 W) |
 |
Resellerratings.com |
81.7 W |
39.6 W |
 |
Shopper.cnet.com
(search
"processor") |
80.3 W
(80.9
W) |
39.6 W
(39.7 W) |
 |
Walmart.com
(search
"computer") |
81.0 W
(81.2
W) |
39.8 W
(39.9 W) |
|
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Note that LCD and CRT monitor power draw figures are measured in Watts (w). The
average value is recorded as the measurement usually fluctuated by +/- 0.8W.
There are a great many web designs on the internet and from the
simple monitor power consumption tests shown here, a few general rules of thumb
seem to hold water:
A) LCD monitors consume a lot less power compared to
CRT displays and are the better, energy efficient monitor choice.
B) Websites with darker
colours tend to cause the monitor to consume less power.
C) Flash and other
moving bits cause monitor power draw to increase.
D) The worst result was a
solid white screen (~85.1W on CRT / 38.4W on LCD)
E) The best result is a
solid black screen (~63.6W on CRT / 34.0W on LCD)
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