Comparison of power consumption between Thin Client and PC
Saving electricity in business computing: Thin Clients
In order to continue reducing costs in the company, we are going to make a small comparison of electrical consumption between different devices, to demonstrate that simply changing the device from which we work daily (laptop, desktop, thin client, etc.) can lead to considerable savings in electricity consumption in the annual calculation.
For the average consumption of the equipment, we will assume that we have the equipment on and surfing the Internet. We assume that the router and the monitor are on and working normally.
Comparison chart:
|
Device |
Average consumption (W) |
Monthly consumption (kw/h) |
Annual Consumption (kw/h) |
|
Dell Desktop |
145 |
104,4 |
1252,8 |
|
Dell 23” Monitor |
24 |
17,28 |
207,36 |
|
Acer Thin Client |
8 |
5,76 |
69,12 |
|
ADSL router |
9 |
6,48 |
77,76 |
Assuming a cost of €0,18 per kW/hour, we will calculate the monthly and annual costs of having the device on 24 hours a day.
|
Device |
Average consumption (W) |
Monthly cost |
Annual Cost |
|
Dell Desktop |
145 |
18,79 € |
225,50 € |
|
Dell 23” Monitor |
24 |
3,11 € |
37,32 € |
|
Acer Thin Client |
8 |
1,04 € |
12,44 € |
|
ADSL router |
9 |
1,17 € |
14,00 € |
As you can see, simply changing a PC for a Thin Client on your desktop would mean an annual saving in electricity consumption of €213,06.
And this is only changing one team. If we make the change with all the company's workstations...
If you want to learn more about the additional benefits of implementing these devices in your company, we recommend that you read the post by Eduardo Bayón in the following link
