Processor power monitoring and control with dynamic load balancing

A computer apparatus comprising:

• a processor having one or more cores, each core configured to process one or more application threads;
• a machine specific register within the core having logic, implemented in one or more of configurable logic or fixed functionality logic hardware, to facilitate thread association with a resource monitor and a class of service;
• and
• core power control logic to draw varying levels of power according to the associated class of service.

A method comprising:

• dividing an application into threads, each thread to be submitted to a core in a processor;
• associating a thread with a resource monitor through a machine specific register;
• associating the thread with a class of service through the machine specific register;
• and
• allocating power allowance to the processor core based on the class of service for the associated thread.

At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause a processor to:

• allocate a thread for processing to each core in the processor;
• associate each thread with a resource monitor through a machine specific register;
• associate each thread with a class of service through the machine specific register;
• and
• allocate power allowance to the processor core based on the class of service for the associated thread.