By Sophia | Last Updated
When we're away from our computers for a while, it's more convenient to set them on Sleep Mode. Because when the computer is asleep, just a click of the mouse or a press of the keyboard can quickly wake up the computer. Besides, all the work before entering the Sleep Mode can be running normally.
When computers go into Hibernate Mode, all the files and programs running on the computer would be saved to the hard drive. The power will be completely cut off. At this moment, the computer only needs a weak electric current to stay hibernation.
The computers use much less power when they go into sleep mode or hibernate mode. So how much power draw does a computer consume in these two modes? Read on to find more.
We randomly selected three computers for the test. The following is the basic hardware of three computers:
Computer 1:
Computer 2:
Computer 3:
We calculate the power consumption of the above computers in sleep, hibernation, and running state (CPU is idle) respectively with an electric energy meter. Here are the results:
According to the data, computers on Sleep Mode and Hibernate Mode consume very little power and see no difference between them.
But actually, Hibernate Mode uses less power draw than Sleep Mode. With Hibernate Mode, computers save files to their hard drive and minimize their power usage. At this moment, the computer only needs a weak electric current to stay hibernation.
When computers go into Sleep Mode, temporary files are stored in RAM for quick reawakening. So the computer requires more power. And once the computer power off accidentally, the files temporarily stored in memory will be lost.
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