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Motherboard Comparison
10:37 AM - September 13, 2007 by
Bert Töpelt
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: hardware, components
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Motherboard Comparison
We wondered if there might be a big difference in energy consumption among motherboards built around the AMD 690G chipset. For purposes of comparison, we also looked at the MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital motherboard, the equipment on which matches the Gigabyte motherboard exactly, except that it comes in standard ATX form factor instead.

We used the MSI K9AG Neo2 Digital as a point of comparison

Gigabyte and MSI motherboards compared
The MSI motherboard consumes about 14 W more when idle, primarily because Cool and Quiet did not work - despite the vendor's claim of a state-of-the art BIOS. At full load, the MSI motherboard consumed an additional 6 W, a difference that we attribute to its built-in features such as its network and Firewire chips.
| 12 Volt Solar PC System | ||
|---|---|---|
| Component | Idle | Max load |
| PSU | 5.00 W | 14.20 W |
| CPU | 8.49 W | 38.66 W |
| Cooler | 1.00 W | 1.00W |
| Motherboard | 7.78 W | 19.71 W |
| Total: | 61.23 W | 115.60 W |
| max. 160 Watt Custom PSU | ||
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