> Wouldn't it make sense for CPU A to be hotter than CPU B? I don't know > much about hardware, but if Mac OS X (or any PowerPC OS acutally) uses > threading, isn't it possible that frequently used threads are > allocated to CPU A? > Or, maybe more sensible, CPU A just happens to get most threads?
CPU A is indeed normally hotter than CPU B. The typical differential is around 10 degrees Centigrade, at least on the units I've seen, but not significantly higher than that. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * [email protected] -- It's not Camelot, but it's not Cleveland either. -- Boston mayor Kevin White -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
