For everyone wondering what his raspberry pi might be consuming read this. You’ll be happy to find out mine only measured 1,020W during boot with a raspbmc image on the sdcard. This is whit ethernet and hdmi connected, a real world usage example.
For comparing this is what my 24/7 intel atom based server takes with an SSD, no optical drive, no peripherals. I also added some other systems I had running here.
CPU | MOBO | PSU | OS | Consumption |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3200+ | AsRock | ATX 400W | Ubuntu Desktop | 80W |
Intel Atom D525 | Intel D525MW | ATX 400W | Ubuntu Desktop | 40W |
Intel Atom D525 | Intel D525MW | ITX 60W | Ubuntu Desktop | 19W |
Intel Atom D525 | Intel D525MW | ITX 60W | Ubuntu Server | 16.5W |
If someone is interested in more specific read outs please let me know and I’ll see what I can do.