On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Gregory Szorc <g...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> The Windows 10 power settings appear to set the minimum CPU frequency at 5%
> or 10% of maximum. When I cranked this up to 100%, artifact build time
> dropped from ~170s to ~77s and full build configure dropped from ~165s to
> ~97s!
>
> If you are a Windows user with Xeons in your desktop, you may want to visit
> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options -> Edit Plan Settings
> -> Change advanced power settings -> Process power management -> Minimum
> processor state and crank that up and see what happens. Note: running your
> CPU at 100% all the time may impact your power bill!
>

FWIW, in my windows 10 Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options
I had 3 preset power profiles:

* Balanced (default selected)
* Power Saver
* Performance

The "Balanced" profile has the 5% minimum clock speed.  The "Performance"
profile set that to 100%.

Ben
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