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by tedunangst 1064 days ago
The hlt instruction has been around for a while.
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post-it 1064 days ago
I don't think that saved any power on a CPU without frequency scaling.
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spookthesunset 1063 days ago
Hmmm.... there was some windows program called "waterfall" that kept your CPU cool when it was idle. Very useful for overclockers.
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psd1 1063 days ago
Was it snake oil like memory compressors?

Are some instructions cooler than others?

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