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Measuring Software Energy in Practice: A Guide to RAPL-Based Tools

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Alessandro Aneggi
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Andrea Janes
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Davide Taibi
DOI:10.1109/MS.2026.3684757delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Measuring software energy consumption is becoming essential, but doing it correctly is not straightforward. Energy is measured at the hardware level, while software operates at higher levels of abstraction, making attribution inherently uncertain. Here, we explore RAPL-based tools that bridge this gap, comparing their capabilities and limitations and providing practical guidance to help practitioners choose the right tools for experiments, monitoring, and production use.—Davide Taibi
Keywords:
Tools
Energy
Measurement
Software
Central Processing Unit
Modeling
Containers
Timing
Licenses
Hardware

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IEEE Software cover
IEEE Software
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Organization

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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
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university of southern denmark
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