Power Consumption
/ˈpaʊər kənˈsʌmpʃən/
noun — "the rate at which a system uses electrical energy."
Cycle Power
/ˈsaɪkəl ˈpaʊər/
noun — "energy consumption measured or managed per execution cycle."
Cycle Power refers to the amount of electrical energy consumed by a digital system during a single operational cycle, typically a clock cycle. In computing and electronic design, a cycle represents one complete tick of a system clock, during which logic transitions occur, instructions advance, or state changes propagate through hardware. Cycle power therefore expresses how much power is drawn each time the system performs its fundamental unit of work.