PowerTOP
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| Original author(s) | Intel |
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| Initial release | 2007 |
| Stable release | 2.15
/ September 29, 2022 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | ARM, UltraSPARC |
| Type | Utility |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website | 01 |
PowerTOP is a software
processors
.
PowerTOP analyzes the programs,
laptop computer users who wish to prolong battery life, and data center
operators, for whom electrical and cooling costs are a major expenditure.
Usage
The original focus was on
CPU frequency scaling
. Over time the database has been expanded to include tips on a wide range of power consumption issues.
Project activity
The latest release of PowerTOP (version 2.15) was made public on September 29, 2022.[2] The project is hosted on GitHub.[3]
See also
- Power management
- Green computing
- LatencyTOP
- top (software)
- Run-time estimation of system and sub-system level power consumption
References
- ^ a b Gray, James (15 February 2008). "Interview With Arjan van de Ven of Intel and Lesswatts.org | Linux Journal". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Kammela, Gayatri (29 September 2022). "Release PowerTOP v2.15". GitHub.
- ^ "GitHub - fenrus75/powertop: The Linux PowerTOP tool". GitHub. 25 June 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Version Control Repository
- Powertop for OpenSolaris – part of Project Tesla