Abstract: An apparatus employing a monitor for detecting temperature associated with a processor and, depending on the respective embodiment, detecting an amount of idle time, activity time, or idle time and activity time associated with the processor, results of detecting being used for controlling a clock speed. Yet other embodiments disclose, depending upon the respective embodiment, a processor and/or apparatus employing the same, comprising a monitor for detecting temperature and for determining an amount of Input/Output (I/O), relative importance of Input/Output (I/O), and/or relative amount of time between Input/Output (I/O), associated with the processor, results of the detecting and measuring being used to control power dissipation associated with the processor.