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Standard ECMA-383
Measuring Energy Consumption, Performance and Capabilities of ICT and CE Products

(June 2008)


Although the title is broader in scope, this edition of the Standard applies to:

  • desktop computers
  • notebook computers
that are marketed as final products and are hereafter referred to as the Unit Under Test (UUT).

Additionally, this edition of the Standard applies to the following list of workloads

  • office productivity
  • media rich
defined in 5.2 and running under an Operating System that is either principally designed for, or at least configured for, desktop or notebook use.

This Standard defines how to evaluate and report energy consumption, performance and capabilities being the vital factors for the energy efficient performance (EEP) of the UUT. Additionally it provides a standardised results reporting format.

This Standard requires the user to measure and record a set of energy, power, time, and capability results (using a Benchmark), not a single metric of energy efficiency. This Standard does not set any pass/fail criteria for the UUT. Users of the reported results (regulators, customers etc) may define such criteria.

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