Method and system for dynamically tuning thermal design power and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsShu-Hao Kuo, Chong-Rong Huang, Kuan-Lin Chen, I-Chieh Chen, Kuan-Hsien Lee, Shing-Hang Wang
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Abstract
A method and a system for dynamically tuning thermal design power and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are described. The system is configured to dynamically tune turbo boost mode operation parameters of a central processing unit (CPU), independent of related settings of a turbo boost operation state of the CPU. In an embodiment, a controller is configured to send a power tuning signal to a basic input/output system (BIOS) to directly intervene and tune a real-time operating power of the CPU.
Claims20
A method for dynamically tuning thermal design power (TDP), the method comprising:
- sending, by a controller, a power tuning signal to a BIOS in response to a temperature of an electronic component being equal to or greater than a threshold temperature while a CPU is operating in a turbo boost mode;
- and
- performing, by the BIOS, a thermal design power setting to reduce a real-time operating power of the CPU.
A system for dynamically tuning thermal design power, configured to dynamically tune turbo boost mode operation parameters of a CPU, the system comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a BIOS, electrically coupled to the controller and the CPU, wherein
- the BIOS is configured to perform a thermal design power setting to reduce a real-time operating power of the CPU in response to the controller sending a power tuning signal to the BIOS in response to a temperature of an electronic component being equal to or greater than a threshold temperature while the CPU is operating in a turbo boost mode.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions, the instructions being executed by a controller in response to a CPU is in a turbo boost mode to cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
- sending a power tuning signal to a BIOS in response to a temperature of an electronic component being equal to or greater than a threshold temperature, and performing, by the BIOS, a thermal design power (TDP) setting to reduce a real-time operating power of the CPU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.