METHOD FOR SPECIFYING A POWER LIMIT OF A PROCESSOR

The invention relates to a method for specifying a power limit of a processor (2) of a computer system (1). The total power of the computer system (1) or a variable (II) which corresponds to the total power of the computer system (1) is acquired as a total power variable. Furthermore, the power of the processor (2) or a variable corresponding to the power of the processor (2) is acquired as a processor power variable. The difference between the total power variable and the processor power variable is determined, and a power limit of the processor (2) is ascertained using the difference between the total power variable and the processor power variable. The ascertained power limit of the processor (2) is set in the processor (2). In this manner, a dynamic adaptation of the power limit of the processor (2) is made possible on the basis of the additional power consumption in the computer system (1).