System Information

PowerTOP Version v2.5
Kernel Version Linux version 3.12.8-300.fc20.x86_64 (mockbuild@bkernel01.phx2.fedoraproject.org) (gcc version 4.8.2 20131212 (Red Hat 4.8.2-7) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Thu Jan 16 01:07:50 UTC 2014
System Name LENOVO 4177CTO ThinkPad T420
CPU Information 4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
OS Information Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug)

Power Consumption Summary

580.8 wakeups/second, 460.7 GPU ops/second, 0.0 VFS ops/sec, 172.0 GFX wakes/sec and 6.7% CPU use

Usage Events/s Category Description
4468 rpm Device Laptop fan
0.4% 281.9 Process kwin
0.0% 167.7 Process /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/home/donnie/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf --datadir=/home/donnie/.local/share/akonadi/db
0.4% 51.6 Process /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
0.3% 80.1 Interrupt PS/2 Touchpad / Keyboard / Mouse
0.7% 66.4 Process /usr/bin/konsole
0.1% 75.4 Timer hrtimer_wakeup
0.1% 48.2 Process /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file /home/donnie/Documents/Classes/CS 106A Lectures/cs106a-lecture13.mp4
0.2% 46.4 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --no-startup-window
0.7% 21.4 Process /usr/bin/ksnapshot -caption KSnapshot
0.1% 35.4 Timer tick_sched_timer

Processor Idle state report

Package 0   Core 0   CPU 0 CPU 1
    C0 active 6.8%   5.9%  
    POLL 0.0% 0.0 ms 0.0% 0.6 ms
    C1E-SNB 0.3% 0.1 ms 0.9% 0.2 ms
C2 (pc2) 0.0%    
C3 (pc3) 0.0%   C3 (cc3) 6.6%   C3-SNB 4.5% 0.6 ms 1.8% 0.5 ms
C6 (pc6) 0.0%   C6 (cc6) 0.0%   C6-SNB 0.0% 1.0 ms 0.0% 0.1 ms
C7 (pc7) 0.0%   C7 (cc7) 75.5%   C7-SNB 86.0% 1.0 ms 89.9% 1.6 ms
    Core 1   CPU 2 CPU 3
      C0 active 6.5%   4.4%  
      POLL 0.0% 0.0 ms 0.0% 0.7 ms
      C1E-SNB 0.5% 0.1 ms 0.2% 0.1 ms
     
    C3 (cc3) 1.9%   C3-SNB 1.1% 0.5 ms 1.0% 0.5 ms
    C6 (cc6) 0.0%   C6-SNB 0.0% 0.4 ms 0.0% 0.8 ms
    C7 (cc7) 84.5%   C7-SNB 91.1% 1.7 ms 93.9% 1.8 ms
    GPU 0  
     
    Powered On 100.0%  
    RC6 0.0%  
    RC6p 0.0%  
    RC6pp 0.0%  
     
     

Processor Frequency Report

Package 0   Core 0   CPU 0 CPU 1
    Actual 3.0 GHz 2.9 GHz
Idle 28.7%   Idle 29.5%   Idle 30.2% 48.4%
3.31 GHz 26.0%   3.31 GHz 25.6%   3.31 GHz 25.3% 12.3%
3.21 GHz 5.6%   3.21 GHz 5.5%   3.40 GHz 33.1% 3.0%
3.40 GHz 33.7%   3.40 GHz 33.3%   3.21 GHz 5.5% 30.7%
3.10 GHz 1.4%   3.10 GHz 1.4%   3.10 GHz 1.4% 1.2%
3.00 GHz 0.4%   3.00 GHz 0.4%   3.00 GHz 0.4% 0.4%
2.60 GHz 1.1%   2.60 GHz 1.1%   2.60 GHz 1.1% 1.0%
2.40 GHz 0.5%   2.40 GHz 0.5%   2.40 GHz 0.5% 0.4%
2.50 GHz 0.7%   2.50 GHz 0.7%   2.50 GHz 0.7% 0.6%
2.71 GHz 0.7%   2.71 GHz 0.7%   2.71 GHz 0.7% 0.7%
2.81 GHz 0.3%   2.81 GHz 0.3%   2.81 GHz 0.3% 0.3%
2.90 GHz 0.7%   2.90 GHz 0.7%   2.90 GHz 0.7% 0.7%
2.21 GHz 0.1%   2.21 GHz 0.1%   2.21 GHz 0.1% 0.1%
2.31 GHz 0.2%   2.31 GHz 0.2%   2.31 GHz 0.2% 0.2%
    Core 1   CPU 2 CPU 3
      Actual 2.9 GHz 3.0 GHz
    Idle 43.3%   Idle 44.0% 48.0%
    3.31 GHz 16.0%   3.31 GHz 15.7% 12.4%
    3.21 GHz 3.3%   3.21 GHz 3.3% 3.0%
    3.40 GHz 31.4%   3.40 GHz 31.0% 30.8%
    3.10 GHz 1.4%   3.10 GHz 1.4% 1.2%
    3.00 GHz 0.4%   3.00 GHz 0.4% 0.4%
    2.60 GHz 1.1%   2.60 GHz 1.1% 1.1%
    2.40 GHz 0.5%   2.40 GHz 0.5% 0.5%
    2.50 GHz 0.7%   2.50 GHz 0.7% 0.7%
    2.71 GHz 0.7%   2.71 GHz 0.7% 0.7%
    2.81 GHz 0.3%   2.81 GHz 0.3% 0.3%
    2.90 GHz 0.7%   2.90 GHz 0.7% 0.7%
    2.21 GHz 0.1%   2.21 GHz 0.1% 0.1%
    2.31 GHz 0.2%   2.31 GHz 0.2% 0.2%

Overview of Software Power Consumers

Usage Wakeups/s GPU ops/s Disk IO/s GFX Wakeups/s Category Description
3.6 ms/s 50.9 231.0 39.4 Process kwin
334.5 us/s 12.2 155.5 14.2 Process /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/home/donnie/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf --datadir=/home/donnie/.local/share/akonadi/db
4.0 ms/s 5.4 46.2 55.4 Process /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
2.8 ms/s 80.1 Interrupt PS/2 Touchpad / Keyboard / Mouse
6.7 ms/s 66.4 0.0 31.5 Process /usr/bin/konsole
0.8 ms/s 75.4 Timer hrtimer_wakeup
1.1 ms/s 41.2 7.0 7.0 Process /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file /home/donnie/Documents/Classes/CS 106A Lectures/cs106a-lecture13.mp4
2.5 ms/s 46.4 7.2 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --no-startup-window
6.8 ms/s 1.4 19.9 15.1 Process /usr/bin/ksnapshot -caption KSnapshot
1.1 ms/s 35.4 Timer tick_sched_timer
3.8 ms/s 25.1 Interrupt [44] i915
13.9 ms/s 14.9 Process /usr/bin/X :0 vt1 -background none -nolisten tcp -seat seat0 -auth /var/run/kdm/A:0-lEj12a
507.6 us/s 18.8 Process [irq/47-iwlwifi]
0.9 ms/s 15.4 Process /usr/bin/java -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6 -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Xms40m -Xmx768m -Declipse.buildId=v22.3.0-887826 -XX:MaxPerm
1.2 ms/s 14.5 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=en-US --force-fieldtrials=AutocompleteDynamicTrial_2/DefaultControl_R2_Stable/
101.0 us/s 10.0 Process [rcu_sched]
107.7 us/s 9.7 Process /sbin/rngd -f
66.5 us/s 8.5 Interrupt [47] iwlwifi
450.2 us/s 4.9 Process sensors
0.7 ms/s 4.4 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=en-US --force-fieldtrials=AutocompleteDynamicTrial_2/DefaultControl_R2_Stable/
116.8 us/s 4.1 Interrupt [4] block(softirq)
203.3 us/s 4.0 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=plugin --plugin-path=/opt/google/talkplugin/libnpgoogletalk.so --lang=en-US --channel=1742.357
74.1 us/s 4.1 kWork ieee80211_iface_work
84.3 us/s 3.6 Process /opt/google/talkplugin/GoogleTalkPlugin
411.5 us/s 3.4 Interrupt [9] acpi
1.4 ms/s 2.8 Process sh
59.5 us/s 3.1 kWork iwl_bg_run_time_calib_work
162.9 us/s 1.5 0.9 0.9 Process /usr/bin/emacs
6.9 ms/s 0.15 Process htop
1.8 ms/s 1.2 Process plasma-desktop
2.2 us/s 1.2 kWork cfq_kick_queue
65.2 us/s 0.9 Process grep
176.8 us/s 0.7 Interrupt [7] sched(softirq)
0.7 us/s 0.7 kWork blk_delay_work
173.9 us/s 0.5 0.0 Process /usr/bin/krunner
0.7 ms/s 0.3 Process [btrfs-transacti]
12.1 us/s 0.6 Process banshee /usr/lib64/banshee/Banshee.exe --redirect-log --play-enqueued
686.8 us/s 0.15 0.0 kWork disk_events_workfn
3.8 us/s 0.4 kWork flush_to_ldisc
12.7 us/s 0.4 Process [btrfs-endio-wri]
1.6 us/s 0.4 Timer sched_rt_period_timer
5.1 us/s 0.30 kWork pci_pme_list_scan
107.9 us/s 0.25 Process ksysguardd
12.3 us/s 0.25 Process /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=en-US --force-fieldtrials=AutocompleteDynamicTrial_2/DefaultControl_R2_Stable/
3.2 us/s 0.25 kWork i915_gem_retire_work_handler
0.3 us/s 0.25 kWork ieee80211_dynamic_ps_enable_wor
38.8 us/s 0.20 0.0 Process /usr/bin/kglobalaccel
266.2 us/s 0.10 0.0 Process kded4
32.2 us/s 0.20 Process /usr/sbin/thinkfan
18.0 us/s 0.20 Process [ksoftirqd/1]
505.4 us/s Interrupt [9] RCU(softirq)
41.5 us/s 0.15 Interrupt [43] SATA controller
27.3 us/s 0.10 0.2 Process /etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/nplastpass64 chrome-extension://hdokiejnpimakedhajhdlcegeplioahd/
26.9 us/s 0.15 Process /usr/bin/virtuoso-t +foreground +configfile /tmp/virtuoso_ik1712.ini +wait
19.0 us/s 0.15 Process [btrfs-freespace]
18.5 us/s 0.15 Process /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
36.7 us/s 0.05 0.3 Process kdeinit4: kdeinit4 Running...
2.9 us/s 0.15 Process /usr/libexec/rtkit-daemon
0.9 us/s 0.15 Interrupt [16] ehci_hcd:usb1
0.8 us/s 0.15 kWork mei_timer
0.1 us/s 0.15 kWork pm_runtime_work
305.4 us/s Interrupt [1] timer(softirq)
49.7 us/s 0.10 Process ksmserver
37.5 us/s 0.10 Process /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
20.8 us/s 0.10 Process /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
46.3 us/s 0.3 Process klauncher --fd=9
6.0 us/s 0.10 Process /usr/bin/gpg-agent -s --daemon --write-env-file /run/user/1000/.gpg-agent-info
4.8 us/s 0.10 Process /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon
1.6 us/s 0.10 Process [ksoftirqd/2]
1.0 us/s 0.10 Timer ehci_hrtimer_func
0.2 us/s 0.10 kWork neigh_periodic_work
194.4 us/s Timer intel_pstate_timer_func
25.8 us/s 0.05 Process [kworker/0:1]
21.1 us/s 0.05 Process systemd-udevd
19.8 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/bin/akonadi_archivemail_agent --identifier akonadi_archivemail_agent
17.9 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground
13.3 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/bin/kuiserver
12.2 us/s 0.05 Process akonadiserver
11.9 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/libexec/mission-control-5
11.1 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/bin/kwalletd
8.2 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/bin/akonadi_control
5.9 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -u -f /var/log/wpa_suppli
3.5 us/s 0.05 Process [ksoftirqd/0]
1.9 us/s 0.05 Process [ksoftirqd/3]
1.8 us/s 0.05 kWork intel_unpin_work_fn
1.7 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/libexec/kde4/start_kdeinit +kcminit_startup
1.1 us/s 0.05 Process /sbin/rpcbind -w
0.8 us/s 0.05 Process /usr/bin/ssh-agent /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
0.4 us/s 0.05 Process [khugepaged]
0.2 us/s 0.05 kWork do_cache_clean
48.3 us/s 0.1 Process /usr/bin/dolphin --icon system-file-manager -caption Dolphin
79.0 us/s Timer process_timeout
65.1 us/s Timer tpt_trig_timer
56.3 us/s Process /bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
49.6 us/s Process [kworker/u16:3]
42.3 us/s Process [kworker/u16:0]
28.4 us/s Process /usr/bin/kwalletmanager --kwalletd
25.2 us/s Process /usr/bin/kmix
22.9 us/s Timer delayed_work_timer_fn

Device Power Report

The battery reports a discharge rate of 28.9 W

Usage Device name
4468 rpm Laptop fan
6.7% CPU core
460.7 ops/s GPU core
460.7 ops/s GPU misc
6.7% CPU misc
73.3% Display backlight
73.3% Display backlight
38.3% Display backlight
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Ricoh Co Ltd PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller
100.0% USB device: usb-device-8087-0024
100.0% USB device: EHCI Host Controller
100.0% Radio device: iwlwifi
100.0% USB device: USB Receiver (Logitech)
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
100.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
15.4% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
15.3% USB device: EHCI Host Controller
5.3% USB device: usb-device-8087-0024
1.1 pkts/s Network interface: wlp3s0 (iwlwifi)
0.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller
0.0 pkts/s nic:virbr0
0.0 pkts/s Network interface: em1 (e1000e)
0.0% PCI Device: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
0.0% Thinkpad light
0.0% Radio device: thinkpad_acpi
0.0 pkts/s nic:virbr0-nic
0.0% USB device: Integrated Camera (Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.)
0.0% PCI Device: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [Quadro NVS 4200M]
0.0% Audio codec hwC0D0: Conexant
0.0% USB device: Biometric Coprocessor (UPEK)

Process device activity

Process Device
systemd /dev/autofs
systemd-journal /dev/kmsg
/dev/kmsg
alsactl /dev/snd/controlC0
/dev/snd/controlC4
bluetoothd /dev/rfkill
rngd /dev/random
systemd-logind /dev/input/event0
/dev/input/event1
/dev/input/event10
/dev/input/event2
/dev/input/event7
/dev/input/event8
mcelog /dev/mcelog
wpa_supplicant /dev/rfkill
X /dev/dri/card0
/dev/input/event1
/dev/input/event10
/dev/input/event15
/dev/input/event2
/dev/input/event3
/dev/input/event4
/dev/input/event5
/dev/input/event6
/dev/input/event7
/dev/input/event8
/dev/input/event9
/dev/vga_arbiter
upowerd /dev/cpu_dma_latency
/dev/hidraw1
/dev/input/event0
/dev/network_latency
kwin /dev/dri/card0
pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0
/dev/snd/controlC0
/dev/snd/controlC0
java /dev/random
/dev/random

Software Settings in need of Tuning

Description Script
VM writeback timeout echo '1500' > '/proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs';
Autosuspend for USB device USB Receiver [Logitech] echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1.1/power/control';

Optimal Tuned Software Settings

Description
NMI watchdog should be turned off
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host0
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host1
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host2
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host3
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host4
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host5
Enable Audio codec power management
Autosuspend for USB device Integrated Camera [Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.]
Autosuspend for unknown USB device 1-1 (8087:0024)
Autosuspend for unknown USB device 2-1 (8087:0024)
Autosuspend for USB device Biometric Coprocessor [UPEK]
Autosuspend for USB device EHCI Host Controller [usb1]
Autosuspend for USB device EHCI Host Controller [usb2]
Runtime PM for PCI Device NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [Quadro NVS 4200M]
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
Runtime PM for PCI Device Ricoh Co Ltd PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
Wake-on-lan status for device em1
Wake-on-lan status for device virbr0
Wake-on-lan status for device virbr0-nic
Wake-on-lan status for device wlp3s0
Using 'ondemand' cpufreq governor