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Ask HN: Is there a Moore's Law equivalent for compute/energy use?

6•cwmoore•12h ago
Rather than transistor density per chip we are now scaling datacenters by energy use per N compute cycles.

Is there a relevant statement similar to the form of Moore’s Law?

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pulvinar•9h ago
You're probably looking for Koomey's Law, though it has also slowed down.

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Ask HN: Is there a Moore's Law equivalent for compute/energy use?

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