Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user

Alan Cox
2004-11-20T03:18:21Z

On Gwe, 2004-11-19 at 12:02, Paulo Marques wrote:
> Nowadays the power consumption of a CPU is more than the rest of the
> machine altogether (including hard disks, etc.).

This depends hugely on the hardware. A 1Ghz Geode NX (Athlon 1Ghz ish)
is
under 10W. The Pentium-M is also stunningly more efficient than the last
Intel attempt (Pentium IV) and performs remarkly for its power level.