Specifications
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Workstation heat, sound, and power usage: Lenovo
ThinkStation S30 vs. HP Z420 Workstation
We used the Power Analyzer’s Data Acquisition Software (version 2.11) to capture all
recordings. We installed the software on a separate Intel processor-based PC, which we connected to
the Power Analyzer via an RS-232 cable. We captured power consumption at one-second intervals.
We then recorded the power usage (in watts) for each system during the testing at 1-second
intervals. To compute the average power usage, we averaged the power usage during the time the
system was producing its peak performance results.