power-profiles-daemon, the power mode settings backend in Gnome, released 0.20 today! The new release added amdgpu panel power savings which uses dedicated hardware in systems with integrated Radeon graphics to decrease panel power consumption when the system is on battery. This activates the DRM connector attribute panel_power_savings which takes a range from 0 to 4 […]
This tutorial shows how to turn off CPU turbo boost, and/or set constant maximum (or minimum) CPU speed in Ubuntu 22.04 and/or Ubuntu 24.04. Disable turbo boost will limit your CPU speed to prevent running over the base frequency. It’s useful to save power and prevent your computer from overheating. For choice, user can also […]
This simple tutorial shows how to do stress test on your CPU in Ubuntu or Debian Linux, either Desktop or Server. Got a new CPU /CPU cooler, or changed your computer environment? You can perform a stress test to find out if it’s working good! And, here’s how to do the trick in Debian, Ubuntu, […]
The “Power Supplies” have different types of ratings, i.e., 80 Plus Silver, 80 Plus Gold. These ratings correspond to the energy efficiency of the PSU.
Guide on how to monitor the system resource usage with the different tools and how to optimize the power usage on a Linux system using various doable methods.