Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:02:05 +0000 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: CPU throttling?? |
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On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 01:57:17PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> It's conceivable that a CPU halted at 1.2Gz takes less power than one > at 1.6Gz - anybody have any actual data on this? Alternately phrased, > does CPU throttling save power over and above what the halt does?
Given that most decent implementations scale voltage as well as frequency, yes, a lower speed will save more power.
Dave
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