Wifi vs hsdpa power consumption

Log in. Trending Search forums. What's new. New posts Latest activity. Ethernet card vs WiFi power consumption? Thread starter Knocks Start date May 22, Sidebar Sidebar. Forums Hardware and Technology Networking. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. Knocks Senior member. Mar 26, 0 0. I plan to do a lot of local streaming of high-bitrate p content and just found an old foot Ethernet cable lying around saved from the college dorm days!

Will the NUC theoretically be staying a little cooler because it'll be using an integrated network card versus an add-on WiFi? I'm thinking at the very least there will be more ventilation because the SATA slot will be unobstructed, so more air can move around, but has anyone ever run a benchmark on power consumption of wired vs wireless networking?

John Connor Lifer. Nov 30, 22, Even heat is very, very negligible. Last edited: May 23, Jan 6, 0 These days integrated gigabit NICs typically consume around. A wifi card is going to typically use somewhat less power than that. All up maybe. Negligible difference. You however will have a lot more throughput with wired and don't have to worry about pesky things like wireless interference or loading up your WLAN. Always wire when you have the choice. Oct 25, 29, It is like thinking that emptying the ashtray in a car will make it faster.

Red Squirrel No Lifer. May 24, 61, 9, www. The wifi has to transmit RF, so that probably uses a bit more power than transmitting over wire. Probably a couple watts or so for the transmitter.

I don't imagine it would be very high. Of course, you'll always get the best results testing it yourself. Plug-in energy meters tend to be a little expensive, though, so it might just outweigh any gains you do get, but it is interesting to know nevertheless. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams?

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