Patent ID: 7080263

Claim:
A method for managing the voltage level of processors in a computer system based on loading, said method comprising the steps of: identifying the number of loaded processors in said computer system; determining an optimal performance configuration for each of the individual processors based at least in part on the number of processors loaded in said computer system and the overall thermal and power envelope for said computer system; and modulating a first voltage level for a first processor from the loaded processors in said computer system, wherein said first voltage level is increased based on an increased performance demand on the first processor; and modulating a second voltage level for a second processor from the loaded processors in said computer system, wherein said second voltage level is decreased based on a decreased performance demand on the second processor; wherein the loaded processors are optimized to utilize a total voltage allowance of said computer system and said total voltage allowance is determined by an overall thermal and power budget allocation of said computer system, and wherein the first voltage level and the second voltage level comprise said total voltage allowance of said computer system and the increase in the first voltage level and the decrease in the second voltage level occur simultaneously.