[lm-sensors] Athlon 64 X2 Dual core:Core0 17°C , Core1 25°C: is Core0 not used?

[Dieter Rogiest]

On Thursday 10 May 2007 18:36:31 Dieter Rogiest wrote:
> Core0 Temp:
>              +17°C
> Core1 Temp:
>              +25°C
>
> How come temperature of Core0 is so low? Does this mean that Core0 is not
> used by my kernel (uname -r: 2.6.20.11-tmb-desktop-1mdvsmp )?
> What programs should I use so that Core0 is also used
> Are there shell commands by which I can let Core0 and Core1 work to their
> maximum?

I tried KPovModeler (Povray) and rendered a Pinocchio scene (am_pinoc.kpm).
I ran sensors while it was rendering:
Core0 Temp:
             +29°C
Core1 Temp:
             +36°C
Now I think Core0 is used by the povray rendering.

Dieter