If you click through to the source article, they even describe what I'm referring to: >"Intel went to great lengths to highlight the new P-states and C-states

If you click through to the source article, they even describe what I'm referring to: >"Intel went to great lengths to highlight the new P-states and C-states in which it can completely shut down the clock of a core. The firm said the operating system needs to provide "hints" to the processor in order to make use of power states and it seems likely that such hints are presently not provided by the Linux kernel in order to properly make use of Clover Trail." Also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff190969(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff19...