Comparative Analysis of Power Consumption and Resource Utilization in Open-Source and Proprietary Media Players while using Raw Videos

This study evaluates and compares the power consumption and resource utilization of open-source and proprietary media players during the playback of a large raw video file. Using real-time monitoring tools like HWiNFO, key metrics such as GPU power consumption, CPU power consumption, memory usage, and CPU usage percentage were collected and analyzed. The experiment was conducted on a system powered by a 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H processor, and the media players were tested with a 2-minute, 14-second raw video file in .MOV format. A statistical analysis using t-tests was performed to assess the significance of the differences between the two categories. The results indicated that open-source media players generally exhibit lower GPU and CPU power consumption, with a potential for saving energy. Long-term power consumption analysis further demonstrated that users could achieve significant energy savings by opting for open-source media players, making them more suitable for energy-conscious environments. These findings highlight the trade-offs between power efficiency and performance while playing raw videos.