Demand-based switching

Intel Demand Based Switching (DBS) is power management technology that was developed by Intel aimed to help control power voltage consumption at different states of a computer operations. Computers are becoming more powerful, faster and can handle more functions and applications running at the same time, which translate into higher voltage consumption and higher temperatures requiring more cooling systems and fan increasing or using up more power and heat. The goal of DBS technology is to manage the voltage or power consumption and the speed clock of the possessor and microprocessor at a considerable average based on the workload reducing the heat output.

DBS management technique utilizes the power voltage in a more control and smart way. It controls the voltage and power consumption according to the workload of operations running at the moment. In other words, it adjust the voltage to the necessary require for the operations to take place, thus reducing it when idle and incrementing it when at full level of operations. Intel Speedstep Technology take advantage of DBS techniques and its features to continuously shift voltage to the minimum require for optimal performance of operations, reducing the need of extra cooling systems, the use of unnecessary power and cost.