On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Kurt H Maier <karmaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > From a physics standpoint if you're generating less heat you're > consuming less power. > > # Kurt H Maier > >
And you generate less heat when you allow the cpu to take advantage of it's high frequencies at high loads, because you can put it back into a lower power state early. It didn't use to be this way though with older cpus, so you should definitely subscribe to the powertop mailinglist if that is of real concern to you.
