As for powertop on Linux, on FreeBSD you have powermon (from Ports):
# kldload cpuctl # powermon
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
(Arch: Sandy Bridge, Limit: 44W)
4.98W [=======> ]
Package: Uncore: x86 Cores: GPU:
Current: 4.98W Current: 3.34W Current: 1.44W Current: 0.21W
Total: 14.37J Total: 9.79J Total: 3.62J Total: 0.96J
Also for power management, powerdxx (from Ports) is better then powerd:/etc/rc.conf powerdxx_enable=YES powerdxx_flags="-n hiadaptive -a hiadaptive -b hiadaptive -m 1600 -M 3000"