Methods to calculate power consumption of multi core processor

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Hi.. iam looking for a method or device or software which can calculate the power consumption of a multicore processor... and if a device or software exists.. how much would it cost me.... please do reply as soon as possible..
thank you ...

Reply to vamshi999

There not really a device or software program that can measure power consumption to a single item (like a cpu) for the general market that im aware of. There is however a way to see your overall system power consumption called a "kill a watt"

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For estimating power need for PSU to power system, there a psu calculator called "eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5" http://www.amazon.com/P3-Internati [...] 277&sr=8-1

Although this is estimated power consumption and not actual power you'll be consuming.

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i found this link http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] ut_11.html .... i need something like this.. please correct me if i am wrong... whether i am looking at the right one or nor..

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vamshi999 wrote :

i found this link http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] ut_11.html .... i need something like this.. please correct me if i am wrong... whether i am looking at the right one or nor..

Well first i have heard of a program that can measure power consumption to a single item. although the web site that they lead you to that has the program is in a language i cant read.... So i cant say how well it works.

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this is the translated page...http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.testmem.nm.ru%2Fsnm.htm&sl=ru&tl=en ... sorry about the last page..

Reply to vamshi999

warmon6 wrote :

Well first i have heard of a program that can measure power consumption to a single item.

I also would like to know how it works. As far as I know, there are no sensors that such a utility could monitor to calculate power consumption.

I use a clamp-on ammeter to measure the current flowing through the yellow wires (12 volt) in the CPU power cable. Times 12 volts gives me watts into the motherboard power regulator.

Reply to jsc

I usually just read the spec sheet for the particular processor, and pretty much just go with that.

Reply to jitpublisher

it seems there are some specific methods to calculate the power consumed by a multiprocessor..... the power consumption varies with the execution of same program in different ways...

Reply to vamshi999

Or I just estimate 10 amps (120 watts) for an OC'd quad core CPU.

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jsc wrote :

Or I just estimate 10 amps (120 watts) for an OC'd quad core CPU.

can you explain me ...how to do that ?

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