What do the different thermal zones actually correspond to?
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I've just finished building a new machine with a i9 9900k CPU, a CPU with 1 socket, 8 cores and 16 threads. I installed Ubuntu Bionic on it, and I am just about to add checks to the CPU temperatures.
However, when I run cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp (as recommended by https://askubuntu.com/a/15834/822289) I get 3 results:
27800
40000
28000
I thought maybe a 3rd-party program like acpi might help:
# acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 27.8 degrees C
But that one only gives me what's on thermal_zone0. What do the other ones represent, and how can I find more information about that?
Thanks!
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1
I've just finished building a new machine with a i9 9900k CPU, a CPU with 1 socket, 8 cores and 16 threads. I installed Ubuntu Bionic on it, and I am just about to add checks to the CPU temperatures.
However, when I run cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp (as recommended by https://askubuntu.com/a/15834/822289) I get 3 results:
27800
40000
28000
I thought maybe a 3rd-party program like acpi might help:
# acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 27.8 degrees C
But that one only gives me what's on thermal_zone0. What do the other ones represent, and how can I find more information about that?
Thanks!
18.04 intel temperature
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1The core temperature for each CPU:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Docat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/typeand I think you'll getx86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type isacpitz. If you really want all the core temps dogrep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34
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I've just finished building a new machine with a i9 9900k CPU, a CPU with 1 socket, 8 cores and 16 threads. I installed Ubuntu Bionic on it, and I am just about to add checks to the CPU temperatures.
However, when I run cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp (as recommended by https://askubuntu.com/a/15834/822289) I get 3 results:
27800
40000
28000
I thought maybe a 3rd-party program like acpi might help:
# acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 27.8 degrees C
But that one only gives me what's on thermal_zone0. What do the other ones represent, and how can I find more information about that?
Thanks!
18.04 intel temperature
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
I've just finished building a new machine with a i9 9900k CPU, a CPU with 1 socket, 8 cores and 16 threads. I installed Ubuntu Bionic on it, and I am just about to add checks to the CPU temperatures.
However, when I run cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp (as recommended by https://askubuntu.com/a/15834/822289) I get 3 results:
27800
40000
28000
I thought maybe a 3rd-party program like acpi might help:
# acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 27.8 degrees C
But that one only gives me what's on thermal_zone0. What do the other ones represent, and how can I find more information about that?
Thanks!
18.04 intel temperature
18.04 intel temperature
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
asked Jan 18 at 17:55
OlegOleg
62
62
By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1The core temperature for each CPU:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Docat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/typeand I think you'll getx86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type isacpitz. If you really want all the core temps dogrep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34
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By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1The core temperature for each CPU:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Docat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/typeand I think you'll getx86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type isacpitz. If you really want all the core temps dogrep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34
By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:
sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1 The core temperature for each CPU: sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:
sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1 The core temperature for each CPU: sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Do
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/type and I think you'll get x86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type is acpitz. If you really want all the core temps do grep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Do
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/type and I think you'll get x86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type is acpitz. If you really want all the core temps do grep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34
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By experiment, thermal zone 2 seems to be processor package temperature, I don't know what the others are. Using the msr-tools package the MSRs (Machine Specific Registers) can be read directly. Package temperature, for example:
sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u 0x1b1The core temperature for each CPU:sudo rdmsr --bitfield 22:16 -u -a 0x19c. See also here.– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:40
Note that idle CPUs can sleep for up to 4 seconds, so don't run the commands every second, because you might simply be waking CPUs just to ask them their temperature.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 19 at 17:46
I made a mistake, the MSRs give temperature relative to TCC (98 degrees for my i7-2600K). So to convert the above readings to actual temperatures is TCC - reading.
– Doug Smythies
Jan 21 at 15:33
@DougSmythies you're absolutely right. It is thermal zone 2 - ran a few stress tests and monitored all 3 thermal zones to see which one changes the most. Thermal zone 0 is static and never changes. I am very curious though what's on thermal zone 1.
– Oleg
Jan 22 at 10:09
I don't think that the number of thermal zones and their definitions are the same for every computer. Do
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone2/typeand I think you'll getx86_pkg_temp, which i think is good enough for what you want. On my computer thermal zone 1 is the fan (I think), and I still don't know what thermal zone 0 is, but the type isacpitz. If you really want all the core temps dogrep . /sys/devices/platform/coretemp.0/hwmon/hwmon2/temp*_input, however note that it uses considerable code and will show a higher temp than it should for an idle system, just due to itself.– Doug Smythies
Jan 22 at 19:34