Patent ID: 7818696

Claim:
A system for estimating power dissipated by a processor core, processing a workload, comprising: a workload component storage unit (“WCSU”), for storing a workload component capable of modeling at least part of a workload, wherein the WCSU is associated with a reference test case component; a model input unit allowing for choosing and connecting of a plurality of the workload components stored in the WCSU, for modeling of an actual workload, wherein the model input unit further comprises a unit for creating a new reference test case indicative of the actual workload by linking the reference test case components based on a selection and connection of the workload components in the model; a calculation system for estimating an actual workload power dissipation value, wherein the calculation system estimates the actual workload power dissipation value by implementing a method comprising: analyzing the new reference test case to generate a new reference workload characteristic; analyzing the actual workload to generate an actual workload characteristic; performing a power analysis for the new reference test case to establish a reference power dissipation value; and estimating the actual workload power dissipation value responsive to the actual and new reference workload characteristic and the reference power dissipation value; and an output unit for sending the estimated actual workload power dissipation value to an external system.