Friday, March 4, 2011

Increasing processor efficiency by 'shutting off the lights'

Increasing processor efficiency by 'shutting off the lights'

What does this very technical article mean? Well it boils down to one thing. By adding about 10% to the cost of a processor, it should save you about 20% in power costs by sullying only the power the chip actually needs.

This process is less wasteful, thus mobile chips will last longer. Desktop processors can be pushed harder, higher clock speeds, because there is less wasted energy and less waste heat. Cool stuff.

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