Computer Efficiency Testing Resources by GTD GmbH Intertek and CLASP

In 2019, the European Commission indicated that it would welcome support developing an on-mode test method for computers. CLASP contacted the Commission and offered to assist on this topic, by developing a first version of a software tool that would quantify both energy consumption and performance of different computer configurations across several operating systems. The Commission then invited CLASP and its Team (GTD and Intertek UK) to present their concept to key stakeholders to determine whether this idea should be taken forward.

This page contains links to all resources of the Computer Efficiency Testing Project by GTD, Intertek and CLASP.

Presentations

Webinar 2022

Webinar 2022-09-20

Webinar 2020

The presentations given by GTD, Intertek and CLASP on 7 July 2020 explain the purpose of this project, give an overview about the test setup and software and show our results.

GTD Presentation
Intertek Presentation
CLASP Presentation

Test Procedure

This document sets out the procedure to follow to test the energy efficiency and performance of a computer. The equipment necessary for conducting the testing is specified as well as all the steps related to hardware setup and software execution which need to be followed by the technician.

Download software manual (updated 2023-03-08) about the test procedure
Desktop Background as per EN 62623

Metric White Paper

A white paper which explains the energy efficiency metric chosen for the test software can be found on the link below.

White Paper on the Definition of Efficiency Metrics for Computers

Test Suite Software

Updating an existing USB key

An already existing USB key can be quickly updated to the current version by running the update script as outlined in the Test Procedure §6.4.

Current version 2023-03-17

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 12GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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Older versions

2023-03-08

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 12GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2023-02-14

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 11GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2022-09-19

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 9GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2022-07-20

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 9GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2022-04-12

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 11GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2022-04-04

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 11GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2022-03-09

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 10GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2021-11-29

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 7GB in size and needs to be extracted before creating the USB key.

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2021-07-09

On the link below, you can download the file required to create a USB key containing the Computer Efficiency Test Software. The file is 16GB in size.

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Due to the large amount of changed worklets in this release, it is strongly recommended to uninstall any previously installed version of the test tool using a USB key with that exact previous version for the uninstallation process.

2021-03-01

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2021-01-19

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2020-10-28

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2020-10-14

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2020-09-29

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2020-07-06

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Feedback and Comments

Any feedback regarding the test procedure and test software is highly welcome. Please post your feedback via the following link:

GTD GmbH Issue Tracker

If you do not yet have a user account for the issue tracker, please contact GTD GmbH. Contact details are listed below.

Contact

Technical / Software Issues Project-related Questions
Name: Andoni Arregui Michael Scholand
Organisation: GTD GmbH CLASP
Email: Andoni.Arregui@gtd-gmbh.de MScholand@clasp.ngo
Telephone: +49 7544 964 4022 +44 7931 701 568