https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1806.04103/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18142906urn:hackerpapers:mention:1806.04103:18142906Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:29:46 GMT<p>I&#x27;ve been thinking about computer energy use for a while now, although I&#x27;m no expert in the area. Here&#x27;s a comparison of nJ per instruction from my notes: | | nJ/insn | | MSP430 | 0.9 | | PIC24 | 2? | | 1990s StrongARM | 1 | | LPC1110 | 0.3 | | Pentium | 10 | | STM32L0 | 0.23 | | Ickes DSP 2008 | 0.01 | | Subliminal 2006 | 0.0026 | MSP430, PIC24: http://www.ti.com/general/docs/lit/getliterature.tsp?baseLit... StrongARM: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kristofer_Pister/publica... LPC1110: http://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/LPC111X.pdf Pentium…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1806.04103/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cond-mat.stat-mech