Methods and apparatuses for load balancing between multiple processing units

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a plurality of processing units coupled to the memory through at least one bus, wherein one of the processing units is configured to
• determine values associated with the setting for each processing unit to perform a task, wherein the values are based upon one of
• a power consumption value for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a low power setting,
• a performance value for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a high performance setting, and
• a performance and power consumption ratio for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a cost-effective setting;
• and
• redistribute the task between the plurality of processing units based upon the determined values associated with the setting for each processing unit to perform the task.

An article of manufacturing comprising:

• a non-transitory machine-accessible storage medium storing data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
• selecting a performance or power consumption setting of a system, the system including a plurality of processing units;
• determining values associated with the setting for each processing unit to perform a task, wherein the values are based upon one of
• a power consumption value for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a low power setting,
• a performance value for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a high performance setting, and
• a performance and power consumption ratio for each processing unit to perform the task corresponding to a cost-effective setting;
• and
• redistributing the task between the plurality of processing units based upon the determined values associated with the setting for each processing unit to perform the task.