Techniques to manage operational parameters for a processor
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsEfraim Rotem, Eric Distefano, Jim Hermerding, Ronny Korner, Yuval Yosef
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Abstract
Techniques to manage operational parameters for a processor are described. For instance, a method includes monitoring performance values representing physical characteristics for multiple components of a computing platform, and managing a performance level for a processor based on the performance values and one or more operational parameters for the processor. The operational parameters may include one or more transitory operational parameters that cause the processor to temporarily exceed operational parameters set by a thermal design power limit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims30
An apparatus, comprising:
- a control unit operative to control performance levels for a processor having one or more processor cores, the control unit comprising:
- a sensor monitor operative to monitor performance values representing physical characteristics for at least one component of a computing platform;
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- a management module communicatively coupled to the sensor monitor, the management module operative to manage performance levels for a processor based on the performance values and one or more operational parameters for the processor, the operational parameters including one or more transitory operational parameters that cause the processor to temporarily exceed operational parameters set by a thermal design power limit.
A system, comprising:
- a liquid crystal display;
- and
- a processor having multiple processor cores and a control unit, the control unit operative to control performance levels for the processor cores of the processor, the control unit comprising:
- a sensor monitor operative to monitor operational values representing physical characteristics for one or more components of a computing platform;
- and
- a management module communicatively coupled to the sensor monitor, the management module operative to manage performance levels for a processor based on the performance values and one or more operational parameters for the processor, the operational parameters including one or more transitory operational parameters that cause the processor to temporarily exceed operational parameters set by a thermal design power limit.
A method, comprising:
- monitoring performance values representing physical characteristics for multiple components of a computing platform;
- and
- managing a performance level for a processor based on the performance values and one or more operational parameters for the processor, the operational parameters including one or more transitory operational parameters that cause the processor to temporarily exceed operational parameters set by a thermal design power limit.
An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
- monitor performance values representing physical characteristics for multiple components of a computing platform;
- determine transitory operational parameters based on thermal headroom for one or more components of the computing platform when in a cold state;
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- manage a performance level for a processor based on the performance values and the transitory operational parameters that cause the processor to temporarily exceed operational parameters set by a thermal design power limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.