On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:21:28 +0100, R.S. wrote: >>> >> So, no power reduction when a processor is in a wait state? > >I don't know. I suspect no. In PC program hang usually means 100% CPU >utilization. BTW: Power consuption depends on type of instruction >performed. I was told that it was analyzed by IBM constructors - what >parts of CPU are heated during given operations. > OTOH, on my laptop I have a pair of bar graphs showing CPU utilization averaged over the previous few seconds. When the bars rise above 50%, I hear the fans start to speed up.
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