Console Power Consumption
This is measured documentation of consoles and their power consumption for the use and development of USB C mods. Tests for measurements are done with as much of a power load as possible at the time of testing.
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Units with 20V 5A for supported PD voltage and amperage requirements require a buck converter to bring it down to 15V or lower as required as 5A via PD is not available when requesting 12V and only available when requesting 20V.
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Units with 12V 3A require the PD wall adapter to explicitly list support for PD 1.0 or list 12V 3A support as 12V support is deprecated in PD 2.0-3.1.
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Items not measured are pending to be measured under load
USB-C PD Profile Specs
PD Protocols 2.0 and above starting at profile 4 require a specially marked 100 W USB-C charging cable​.
Protocol | Profile | Voltage (V) | Current (A) | Power (W) |
|---|
FMC
Load: Stock
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 10V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): .85A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
N/A
N/A
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
5V
1A
1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
NES
Load:
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 9V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 1.3A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
N/A
N/A
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
5V
1A
1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
SNES
Load: 2 Controllers
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 10V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): .85A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
3W
2W
2W
N/A
N/A
3W
3W
3W
3W
2W
9V
1.67A
1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
N64
Load: 4 Controllers, Memory Expansion Pak, Retro Gem HDMI mod
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 12V, 3.3V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): .8A, 2.7A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
6W
7W
6W
N/A
N/A
8W
9W
9W
9W
7W
12V
3A
1.0
GC
Load: 4 Controllers, 2 Memory Cards, GBA Player, KunaiGC mod, Pluto 2 HDMI mod
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 12V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 3.25A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
21W
20W
20W
20W
22W
21W
20W
20W
20W
21W
12V
3A
1.0
Wii
Load: 4 GC Controllers, 2 GC Memory Cards, IR Sensor Bar
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 12V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 3.7A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
15W
13W
13W
17W
15W
19W
15W
17W
16W
15W
12V
3A
1.0
WiiU
Load: IR Sensor Bar
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 15V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 5A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
20V*
5A
3.0, 3.1
Genesis
Load: 2 Controllers
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 9V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 1.2A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
4W
4W
4W
N/A
N/A
6W
6W
6W
6W
6W
9V
1.67A
1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
Saturn
Load: 1 Controller
OEM Voltage Rating(s): (A) 3.3V, 5V; (B) 3.3V, 5V, 9V; OR (C) 3.3V 5V, 12V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 2.1A Total - Split Unknown
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
12V
3A
1.0
Dreamcast
Load: 4 Controllers, 4 VMU, DreamPSU, GDEmu ODE, Retro Gem HDMI mod
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 12V, 5V, 3.3V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 3A Total - Split is unknown
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
14W
15W
15W
N/A
13W
13W
14W
15W
15W
15W
12V
3A
1.0
PS1 FAT
Load: 1 Controllers, 1 Memory Card
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 7.7V, 3.5V, 4V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 3A Total - Split is unknown
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
12V
3A
1.0
PS1 Slim
Load: 1 Controllers, 1 Memory Card
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 7.5V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 4.5A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
12V
3A
1.0
PS2 FAT
Load: 1 Controller, 1 Memory Card, 8TB HDD, Retro Gem HDMI mod
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 12V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 6.58A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
44W
27W
33W
35W
36W
48W
130W
32W
37W
35W
20V*
5A
3.0, 3.1
PS2 Slim
Load: 1 Controller, 1 Memory Card
OEM Voltage Rating(s): 8.5V
OEM Amperage Rating(s): 5.65A
W Peak start up no game:
W Idle no game:
W Power down no game:
W Peak disk tray:
W Peak loading game:
W Peak start up with game:
W Idle with game:
W Peak playing game:
W Power down with game:
W Restart:
Supported PD / PPS Voltage Required:
Supported PD / PPS Current Required:
PD Protocol Ver. Supported / Required:
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
Not Measured
20V*
5A
3.0, 3.1