[ltp] Recommended maximum frequency

Yves-Alexis Perez linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:21:55 +0100


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On lun, 2008-12-01 at 22:40 +0100, Tino Keitel wrote:
> I remember to read somewhere that newer Intel chipsets have a feature
> to boost the frequency somewhat beyond the normal maximum, which
> consumes more power, but also gains a few percent of performance.
> Could
> it be that the 1601000 frequency is provided by this feature? If yes,
> would it be recommended to limit the maximum to 1600000 if power
> saving
> is desired?

Just set the governor to ondemand and let the system decide.

Cheers,
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Yves-Alexis

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