Today we are going to see the consumption of a high-end and high-power computer. How much does it affect our monthly bill and if there really is a difference with a more normal one that is not used to play.
How much do you consume?
The first thing you have to know is that all the components consume, not only the graphics or the processor, even the RAM memory needs energy to function. By connecting a flash drive you are also generating extra consumption, therefore, the difference that you may have with what we are going to discuss now will depend on your use.
We analyze a standard gamer’s PC, that is, an above-average computer, with good graphics and other components, but without reaching something professional, we will see that in another separate article. We want to focus on the consumption of what you may have at home. Since, oddly enough, the difference between one and the other is much more than you think.
Most of the energy comes from the processor and the graphics card, logically the more cores and power your PC has, the more it will spend.
A high-mid-range processor from Intel like the i7-11700K would give us an average consumption of about 130w/h just by itself, while something with a standard office range like the i5-10400 would be 65w/h.
The same goes for the graphics card. An RTX 3090 Ti can reach 450w/hwhile an integrated graphics card in a low-end computer does not exceed 100w/h.
The rest of the components consume practically the same in any computer, connecting a flash drive as we said at the beginning also costs money, but it is neither relevant nor does it change because we have a better or worse PC.
In summary, we can make a calculation of a good computer with a high-end processor, as well as a good graph and we will arrive at 600-700kw/h very easily if we are using it in a powerful game.
But it is that the thing does not stop there, we are missing a very important piece of information. The monitor. And it is that this is another piece of information that provides a lot of difference between a gaming screen with hertz and very high refresh rates, as well as its resolution, to a standard screen of any other user. A good monitor will exceed 50kw/h doing practically nothing. It all adds up. If you have a double screen you can start multiplying.
But hey, so how much does it cost? Analyzing the previous case with high-end pieces and assuming that a gamer plays on average 5/6 hours a day, it would give us a result of about 4-5kw/day, which would mean around €1 per day, or what is the same, €30 per month or €365 per year. It’s not outrageous, but a family that pays around €50 for electricity a month would see their bill shoot up to €80 if they have a son who is fond of video games, we are not going to say that it is more. It is something that is noticeable.
From this comes the fact that many cryptocurrency mining farms had to close since the cost of electricity was higher than what they generated.
