On 12 Oct 2007 08:49:29 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious about something. Does a processor use more
power while its executing instructions than it does while
idle? If its running at 50% CPU, does it use more power
than at 0%, and less than at 100% busy?
Or, does it use the same power whether busy or idle.
On my home machine, which uses an AMD chip, I have a
tray icon which shows CPU temp. I can watch the
temperature rise when I run CPU-intensive loads and (more
slowly) drop when those loads end.
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