Asus Rampage IV Extreme X79 Motherboard Review

To test power consumption, we monitor the overall power of the system through a plug-in electricity usage monitor at an idle and load state. This allows us to show the fluctuation between how much power draw the system takes at idle and at load. By monitoring the overall usage of the whole system, it gives an easy comparison if you wish to do the same yourself as opposed to buying very expensive individual testing equipment.

Power consumption actually comes in less than the X58 based system which shows that Intel have done some work on the efficiency of this platform and range of processors. Compared to socket 1155, it still is quite a bit ahead and will end up being a little bit more costly on your electric bill.