[gentoo-user] Re: lm_sensors show 2 different temp. for my CPU

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 08/04/2010 02:14 PM, Xi Shen wrote:
> hi,
>
> after i setup lm_sensors on my gentoo amd64, i ran sensors, and got
> the below output
>
> coretemp-isa-0000
> Adapter: ISA adapter
> Core 0:      +61.0 C  (high = +74.0 C, crit = +100.0 C)
>
> coretemp-isa-0001
> Adapter: ISA adapter
> Core 1:      +61.0 C  (high = +74.0 C, crit = +100.0 C)

This is the sensor inside the CPU.  The kernel doesn't know how to 
interpret this value on non-mobile CPUs, and it's usually off by 10C to 
15C on desktop CPUs.


> CPU Temperature:   +49.0 C  (high = +90.0 C, crit = +125.0 C)

This is the sensor on your motherboard that resides directly under the 
CPU.  This an accurate temp and the kernel knows exactly how to 
interpret the values.