It's interesting to note the power consumption across all processors. Although they are using a combination of different motherboard chipsets, energy results can fluctuate between manufacturers due to the features and specifications that are integrated. First of all, for the idle tests the system is cold booted into Windows and no additional applications are executed - the watts are noted on the external energy monitor we use and then the system is loaded with 3DMark FireStrike - watts are again monitored for the duration of the test and the highest rated wattage result is then noted down. Below are the results of this energy test.
Its worth mentioning that the Broadwell-E CPUs idle at 1200MHz and then boost in frequency/clock speed. Compared to Skylake, users should expect to consume another 100W at the plug at stock settings.
