In reply to a post by hk11:

Thanks for the pointer.

I was just hoping there was a list somewhere, but my question has been answered above.

Basically the new router draws more current than the old one, so I have configured and installed the Sagemcom.

I am just surprised routers are not getting more efficient when power is costing so much.

Routers these days need to do more than they used to, they have so much data go through them, so the CPU have to be more powerful and more memory. They use Arm CPUs which are power efficient.

I have an old sagecom router, it is ADSL, but that takes 15watts, so I think things have improved.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Looks like we have surge pricing for power meters now

Everything has gone up, bar our incomes of course.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

I have an old sagecom router, it is ADSL, but that takes 15watts, so I think things have improved.

Sure over the years, but maybe not over a few months?

The cheaper to run router does all I need, so I stick with that until I find I need something the more hungry router does that I need.

Sure over the years, but maybe not over a few months?

Design, build and implementation don’t just happen overnight. It costs the supplier.

Do you honestly expect the manufacturers to have held a meeting a few months back, noticed the war in Ukraine, how poorly our government has handled things, how the cost of pretty much every damn thing has shot up, and thought … “let’s throw our belt buckles at this issue, and see if we can’t shave a couple of pence off the power consumption costs to our customers ?”

That ain’t how it is.

New Wi-Fi standards along with needing more powerful hardware for faster connections require more power.
If you compare data throughput to power used you will find that new routers are way more efficient.

Thanks
Dan

My router based on an Intel x86 J4125 @2Ghz is rated at 10w max.
It is powerful enough to run my router virtually and a couple of small containers for VPN etc and still sit around 5-6w.

It also offers many times the functionality of an ISP provided router and also route around 2gbit if required. It doesn't have wifi though so you have to factor that in as additional energy usage.

I appreciate not everyone wants to go down this route but it is possible to have a capable router without increasing your energy usage.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

That ain’t how it is.

It was a simple question; it really doesn't need any in depth annalysis.

In reply to a post by danielhyde:

If you compare data throughput to power used you will find that new routers are way more efficient.

For some that might be important.

I was just looking to see if the extra consumption was worth it.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Seconded for the plug-in power meter.

The one I have is this, although it was only £21.49 when I bought it 5 months ago. Looks like we have surge pricing for power meters now

Looks like the same one is available on ebay for around the £13 mark.
Thanks for the info. Was looking at this last night, good to have confirmation that it's a good unit.

Thank you. I am wondering how it can show a cost figure. Maybe you have to manually enter a unit price.