Lets bring back an old thread:
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Got a 2GHz PCIe and stand by is 2.7W which is similar to the AGP
Haven't really seen a difference between idle and use on this one, but there is this:

Radeon HD3650 -> 191W
Radeon R5 230 -> 170W (note, this card did not work with 3.19)

Giving how hot the 3650 was when I removed it I have no problem believing it using >30W (assuming the R5 is at least 10W).
All this with the 6600LE still installed.
Are the savings (up to 45W) from running the CPU at just 2GHz, improvements in HW or the 2nd core sleeping "better" than the 2nd CPU in an AGP?
Also noticed that the CPU stays in the 40s (with limited testing) while AGP and the iMac start there creep into the 50s even when idle and can easily reach 70° under load.
Power consumption under OSX (idle) is about 127W and in OF 170W (with the R5 installed) so there still some room for improvement.

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My Quad is eating around 280-300W so I'm really hoping for some improvement to show up :)

Well just send me one of your CPUs, that should help a bit ;)

I also checked the 34" AOC widescreen that I use for the "new" G5:

1.5W standby 29.5W in native 3440x1440

So less the 22" LG at double (or more) the area.

Yep, 17 years (give or take) will do that.

I've managed to assemble a "Poorman's Quad", i.e. swapped the CPU module from Dual 2,3 GHz to Dual 2,5 GHz. It draws around 240 W according to my measurements. So the second CPU module, a water pump and slightly better GPU (X1950XT vs X1950) draw just about 50-60 additional watts altogether.

Edit: Oh, and 2,5 W in standby mode.

[ Edited by koszer 29.04.2025 - 21:25 ]

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Replaced the 2GHz CPU with a 2.5GHz one ->217W

Guess I can live with it...

Edith:
Quoted for the wrong GFX card, so +47W

I can still live with it ;)

[ Edited by Kronos 08.05.2025 - 21:33 ]

Love my g5, but it does drain my large ups in 10 minutes. With it off I get 40 minutes with 3 nases, printer, laptop, and 2 monitors.

Would be nice to have the new hardware being developed for more battery time.

> Would be nice to have the new hardware being developed for more battery time.

X5000 has been there since 2016 :-)

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So it's hardly "the new hardware", right? :D

>>> Would be nice to have the new hardware
>>> being developed for more battery time.

>> X5000 has been there since 2016 :-)

> So it's hardly "the new hardware", right? :D

I assume "the new hardware" refers to the announced Mirari board, which in relation to G5 power hog levels won't consume significantly less watts per performance than the CyrusPlus/X5000 as it's quite similar technology (28nm e5500/e6500 from 2012 vs. 45nm e5500 from 2010). Power consumption is not defined by the year the board/system is released but by the technology deployed on/in it.