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WattSeal
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WattSeal — Real-time PC power consumption monitor
See your total PC consumption in watts, updated live. Understand your baseline usage at a glance — no technical knowledge needed. WattSeal reads directly from your PC's built-in hardware sensors via RAPL and NVML — no smart plug or external hardware required. See power usage per application, measured in watts, converted to euros, and tracked in CO₂. No other tool does this. As PC carbon footprint software, WattSeal automatically converts your power usage to CO₂ based on your local grid's carbon intensity.
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Tom's Guide
tomsguide.com › computing › software
How to measure your PC's power usage | Tom's Guide
July 22, 2024 - With the software running, click Sensors. Locate and check CPU Package Power to view the total CPU consumption. You'll be able to see current, minimum measured, maximum measured and average measured. This will change as you leave HWiNFO running and as you perform varying intensity tasks. Locate and check Total Graphics Power to view the total GPU consumption.
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Monitor pc power consumption
The only way I know is to buy a device called Kill A Watt and plug it in between a machine and the wall. It will tell you exactly what the device pulls in a set period of time. More on reddit.com
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November 12, 2023
Recommended software to measure total pc power consumption?
In HWInfo you can see the power draw of each component, but not the whole system AFAIK. You either need a PSU with monitoring built in or a physical testing device. More on reddit.com
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November 30, 2022
Monitoring the total wattage from apps, if there's any?
you can measure it at the wall very easily with a little plug https://www.amazon.com/Suraielec-Calculator-Protection-Electricity-Electrical/dp/B08GSPLZBN/ you cant separate power usage by app tho, either in hardware or software More on reddit.com
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Is there a way to tell how much power pc uses/needs
Get one of those power meters , plug it into the wall and then connect your PC and monitor to it. Measure the consumption during a stresstest/benchmark, that's the most reliable way to figure out the max power draw. Working with theoretical numbers/specifications of your parts will always be less reliable, what counts is what is actually drawn from the wall - that is what you need to substitute. Then just do normal work for an hour and check the total consumption to know how much capacity you need. More on reddit.com
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How much electricity does an average PC use per year?
A typical desktop PC consumes between 80W and 400W depending on usage. Over a year of daily use, that equals roughly 200 to 1000 kWh, which costs between €30 and €180 in electricity in Europe.
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wattseal.com
wattseal.com
WattSeal — Real-time PC power consumption monitor
How does WattSeal measure power consumption per application?
WattSeal runs a lightweight background process that reads hardware telemetry directly via RAPL and NVML interfaces. It then uses kernel-level process accounting to accurately attribute the measured power draw to individual running applications in real time.
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wattseal.com
wattseal.com
WattSeal — Real-time PC power consumption monitor
Will WattSeal itself use significant power or slow my PC down?
No. WattSeal is engineered in Rust specifically to be extremely lightweight. It operates with near-zero overhead, ensuring that the monitoring tool itself does not contribute to your system's power consumption or degrade performance.
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wattseal.com
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WattSeal — Real-time PC power consumption monitor
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Windows Report
windowsreport.com › software › utilities & tools › power supply test software
5 Best PSU Test Software for Your Computer’s Power Supply
July 22, 2025 - ... Use Iolo to automate complex processes and speed up functions while maintaining high security. ... Open Hardware Monitor is a free open-source tool that can monitor temperature sensors, fan speeds, load, and voltages, and serve as PSU test ...
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GitHub
github.com › joular › powerjoular
GitHub - joular/powerjoular: PowerJoular allows monitoring power consumption of multiple platforms and processes · GitHub
On PC/servers, PowerJoular uses Intel's RAPL through the Linux powercap sysfs, and therefore requires root/sudo access on the latest Linux kernels (5.10 and newer): sudo powerjoular.
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Reddit
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r/Windows10 on Reddit: Monitor pc power consumption
November 12, 2023 -

Is there a way to take in account how much watts my pc consumes in a month and store them in a log file or a excell that i can look into? I am on windows 10/11, i know a software called hw monitor that displays a rough amount of instant power consumption but i don't know if i can store it in files automatically. Would be quite useful as i have 5 pc running 24/7 and i wanted to start taking in account how much electricity they consume, even if it is a rough estimate, without using external wattmeters.

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Microsoft Store
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Energy Meter - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store
Energy Meter is a comprehensive and innovative app that allows you to monitor and control your energy consumption Energy Meter keeps track of how much water, gas and energy you use.
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GitHub
github.com › joular › WinPowerMonitor
GitHub - joular/WinPowerMonitor: Power Monitor for Windows is a command line tool that read CPU's power consumption through RAPL's MSRs · GitHub
Power Monitor for Windows was initially developed as part of JoularJX, but is now its separate project. Just run the program in command line, or run the executable. It'll print on the command line the power consumption of the CPU every second.
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The Windows Club
thewindowsclub.com › the windows club › downloads › how to measure your pc's total power consumption
How to measure your PC's total power consumption
March 27, 2025 - Check Power consumption of your PC using these free PC Power Consumption and Supply Calculator software & hardware for Windows 11/10.
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ElectronicsHub
electronicshub.org › home › pc power consumption monitor
PC Power Consumption Monitor
July 3, 2024 - So, once you have understood why it is necessary to keep a record of your PC’s power consumption it is time to see how you can measure the accurate power readings using some of the most powerful ways that technical geniuses use. Joulemeter is nothing but software developed by Microsoft to estimate the energy usage of a computer.
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Microsoft
microsoft.com › store › apps › 9N8S8M8226SH
PowerAnalyzer - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store
August 6, 2025 - Connect to your PowerAnalyzer with USB PowerAnalyzer is a good helper for testing power consumption and troubleshooting power consumption problems! Now supports: View current waveform Record historical data Analyze data for a specified time ...
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ManageEngine
manageengine.com › products › desktop-central › power-management.html
Power Management Software | PC Power Management Tools - ManageEngine Endpoint Central
A PC power manager can optimize overall power consumption. It can save cost by means of conserving energy. Extending the lifetime of laptops and computers operating in the organization. Track and monitor power usage by computers and users using a PC power manager.
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List Of Freeware
listoffreeware.com › free-power-management-software-windows
6 Best Free Power Management Software For Windows
April 4, 2018 - In this software, you can also feed the hardware information like System Type (desktop or laptop), Monitor Types (LCD, LED, CRT), and Monitor Size (16, 19, 23 inches) to this software according to which, it provides you the best possible power efficiency. ... SmartPower is a completely free power management software for Windows. This software helps you significantly reduce the power consumption by Hibernating, Suspending, or Shutting down the PC according to configurable rules.
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Quora
quora.com › Is-there-a-software-that-can-monitor-the-power-consumption-of-a-computer
Is there a software that can monitor the power consumption of a computer? - Quora
Answer (1 of 35): To answer the OP more literally, yes there is software that can monitor the power consumption of a computer. But, as you’ve probably gathered from the other replies, the extent of which can be measured may be limited by hardware, software, or require additional components ...
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CGDirector
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How To Check Your PC’s Power Consumption [4 Methods]
November 11, 2023 - This kind of bespoke software does have to be downloaded and installed, but it is a lot more precise and, therefore, better: Open Hardware Monitor is a free, open-source, and lightweight application that can give you real-time power draw readings.
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Reddit
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r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: Recommended software to measure total pc power consumption?
November 30, 2022 - In HWInfo you can see the power draw of each component, but not the whole system AFAIK. You either need a PSU with monitoring built in or a physical testing device.
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Digital Trends
digitaltrends.com › home › computing › how tos
How to measure your PC's power use, and why it matters - Digital Trends
February 21, 2024 - Another web-based monitoring tool you can use is the Be Quiet PSU Calculator. Opting for a more a la carte approach to your PC’s individual components, Be Quiet allows you to input stats for everything from your CPU and GPU to graphics cards and cooling systems. After inputting all the values, click the Calculate button at the bottom of the page to figure out what your PC’s peak power consumption is.
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Code (in C):

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <powrprof.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "powrprof.lib")

int main(void)
{
    SYSTEM_BATTERY_STATE sbs = {0};
    CallNtPowerInformation(SystemBatteryState, NULL, 0, &sbs, sizeof(sbs));
    printf("Charge rate: %.1f W\n", (int)sbs.Rate / 1000.0);
    return 0;
}

Executable (base64; 1 KiB):

TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA//8AALgAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAyAAAAA4fug4AtAnNIbgBTM0hVGhpcyBwcm9ncmFtIGNhbm5vdCBiZSBydW4gaW4gRE9TIG1vZGUuDQ0KJAAAAAAAAABX6uPGE4uNlROLjZUTi42V0ISClRKLjZUTi4yVEYuNldCE0JUWi42V0ITulRKLjZXQhNeVEouNlVJpY2gTi42VAAAAAAAAAABQRQAATAEBADJq1E4AAAAAAAAAAOAADwELAQcKAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBAAAAAQAAAAIAAAAABAAAAQAAAAAgAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAgAAAAAAAAMAAAQAABAAABAAAAAAEAAAEAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARAAA8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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
RBEAAAAAAAAAAAAAVhEAAAgQAAA8EQAAAAAAAAAAAAB8EQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYhEAAAAAAABMEQAAAAAAAPECcHJpbnRmAABtc3ZjcnQuZGxsAAAAAENhbGxOdFBvd2VySW5mb3JtYXRpb24AAFBPV1JQUk9GLmRsbAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

which can be decoded with online tools, e.g. this one.

Output:

Charge rate: -18.0 W

Of course, it's only querying the battery for the information, so its accuracy is entirely dependent on the battery's. :)

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Update: April 2026

❌ Joulmeter is no longer available, it has been deprecated and removed by Microsoft.

Note: It is possible to download the app from some third-party mirror sites, however opening the app and attempting to perform an initial calibration will cause the app to crash as it relies on cloud assets that are no longer reachable.


Original Answer: November 2011

At last, I have found a solution! Microsoft has a free Research Labs program called Joulemeter which estimates power usage of the overall system and various components:

Joulemeter is a software tool that estimates the power consumption of your computer. It tracks computer resources, such as CPU utilization and screen brightness, and estimates power usage.

On laptops it uses internal power-measuring circuitry which I presume is present in most computers. For desktop computers, it can make estimates or use an external power measuring device to calibrate itself.

Unfortunately, I ran into some errors with the automatic calibration on my laptop (possibly related to the fact that HP batteries don't provide as much battery usage data as other laptops do), but was able to calibrate it manually.

I just found this and haven't had much time to play with it yet, but it looks like it'll do the job!

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STMicroelectronics
st.com › development tools › software development tools › stm32 software development tools › stm32 performance and debuggers › stm32cubemonpwr
STM32CubeMonPwr | Software - STMicroelectronics
This software tool acquires power measurements through the STLINK-V3PWR probe, the X-NUCLEO-LPM01A expansion board, or the energy meter of the STM32L562E-DK Discovery kit specialized intermediate board, and displays these measurements using an intuitive graphical interface. Dynamic measurement of current covers a wide range from 100 nA to 500 mA for STLINK-V3PWR, while STM32CubeMonitor-Power allows updating of acquisition parameters and data rendering in real time.
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Linus Tech Tips
linustechtips.com › computer hardware › power supplies
How to check total system power consumption in software? - Power Supplies - Linus Tech Tips
October 28, 2018 - https://linustechtips.com/topic/987466-how-to-check-total-system-power-consumption-in-software/ More sharing options... Followers 2 · Go to topic listing Power Supplies · Built a VS Code extension that catches leaked API keys/secrets before they hit your commits (100% local, free) Zein Saleh ·