The methods of Pentium M to reduce power

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The Pentium M processor employs several methods to reduce power consumption, including a lower number of pipeline stages, which directly decreases power costs. Additionally, the L2 Cache is divided into four segments, allowing for selective access and reducing power usage to one-fourth when accessing the cache. The Enhanced StepSpeed technology enables automatic adjustments of frequency and voltage, providing a significant power efficiency advantage over competitors like the Turion 64, which lacks this feature.

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The methods of Pentium M to reduce power
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1.Lower the no. of stages of pipeline
Low no. of stages of pipeline can has low power cost.

2.Divide L2 Cache into 4 pieces
Intel cuts Pentium M's L2 Cache into 4 pieces, every piece of cache can be visited solely, the power cost of cache is positive relationship with the area of visiting cache, so this can reduce the cost of power in visiting Cache. Pentium M thus only cost 1/4 power to visit L2 cache.

3.Enhanced StepSpeed tech
Pentium M can auto to adjust the frequency and voltage neatly.
 
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The second point is the reason why Turion64 is more waste in power than Pentium M. Turion 64 hasn't this feature.
 

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