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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Sub-components assembled into a computer are selected based on sub-component power efficiency levels (for example, low, medium, high) and/or anticipated usage of the computer. Multiple units of each type of sub-component (for example, a CPU) are tested to determine a power efficiency level of each unit. Computers in which sub-component efficiency levels are desired to match an overall computer efficiency level, receive sub-component units of corresponding efficiency level. Computers anticipated to run applications that make intensive use of a given type of sub-component receive the given units having a higher efficiency level. Computers anticipated to run applications that make little use of a given type of sub-component receive a physical unit having a lower efficiency level. Computers anticipated to run a wide variety of applications of no particular usage intensity for a given type of sub-component, receive a unit having an average efficiency level.