VIA Technologies VB8001, Operating Manual

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VB8001 Operating Guide
October 16, 2008 - 9 - Version 1.0
Power Consumption
Power consumption tests were performed on the VIA VB8001. The following tables are a
comprehensive breakdown of the voltage, amp and wattage values while running common system
applications.
VIA VB8001
A. Playing DVDs with PowerDVD 5.0
Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.350 1.145 3.836
Main Board +5V 5.039 3.268 16.467
Main Board 5VSB 5.014 0.048 0.241
Main Board +12V 12.136 0.209 2.536
Total Power Consumption 23.080
B. Playing MP3s with Windows Media Player
Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.344 1.184 3.959
Main Board +5V 5.025 3.857 19.381
Main Board 5VSB 5.005 0.063 0.315
Main Board +12V 12.135 0.209 2.536
Total Power Consumption 26.192
C. Running Network Applications - Copying Files
Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.354 1.151 3.860
Main Board +5V 5.040 3.365 16.960
Main Board 5VSB 5.017 0.047 0.236
Main Board +12V 12.139 0.206 2.501
Total Power Consumption 23.556
D. Idle State
Measured Voltage Measure Amp Watts
Main Board +3.3V 3.365 1.145 3.853
Main Board +5V 5.069 2.322 11.770
Main Board 5VSB 5.028 0.049 0.246
Main Board +12V 12.129 0.215 2.608
Total Power Consumption 18.477