Storage Energy Usage: HDD vs Tables vs Inter-Region

Valentine 1

Hi All,

After rummaging through as much Azure documentation & online forums, I come to you, Community!

I'm trying to understand how HDD, SSD, Table & Inter-Region storage compares in terms of energy usage. I gathered SSD & HDD's average capacities (5TB/disk & 10TB/disk respectively) and their average wattage per disk (6 & 6.5W/disk respectively), but my usage reports show that the averages I most need to determine my overall energy usage is that of Tables & Inter-Region.
I also gathered that tables can store up to 500TB.

Does anyone know how all 4 compare please? Is it reasonable to determine the average capacities & wattage of Tables/Inter-Region based on the info for HDD & SSD for example?

Thanks for your help!

deherman-MSFT 35,556 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-06-07T16:04:34.123+00:00

@Valentine
I do not believe we publish information about energy usage. Can you share with me where you got the information for disks?
Valentine 1 Reputation point

2021-06-07T16:09:07.283+00:00

Hi Deherman,

I found the info on Cloud Carbon Footprint's documentation: https://www.cloudcarbonfootprint.org/docs/methodology/#energy-estimate-watt-hours.
Does it sound erroneous?

Thanks for your help!

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