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more inference servers deployable under a fixed power budget via priority-based oversubscription

~30%observed

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
ScopePOLCA oversubscription gain
As of2024
SourcePOLCA: Power Oversubscription in LLM Cloud Providers (Microsoft Research) · Abstract and §6.2: POLCA deploys 30% more inference servers while staying within performance SLOs
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-08-19 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-06-29
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