Problem : How does cpu speed stepping effect the cpu usage percentages reported in (for example) htop? How about the […]
Tag: cpu
Why does /proc/cpuinfo incorrectly report the cpu MHz when overclocked?
Problem : I decided to overclock my AMD Phenom ii X2 560 from 3300 MHz to 3600 MHz. Here are […]
What is the CPU microcode?
Problem : Today after unpacking the initramfs file from my Linux /boot directory I found that it contains the GenuineIntel.bin […]
Is it safe to rapidly toggle fan speeds?
Problem : I’m trying to run a large computation on my Dell Inspiron 620 desktop, making the CPU generate a […]
Upgrade motherboard and CPU without reinstall
Problem : I have a home server running Ubuntu 10.04. I want to replace the motherboard and CPU without reinstalling […]
Do I need another fan in my system apart from the CPU fan?
QUESTION : I recently learnt that the only prominent fan in my system – the CPU fan – has the […]
Is a single core process reassigned to some other core automatically when the core utilization is high in linux?
Problem : Generally, by default, if a single core process starts to have high core utilization, will it be reassigned […]
High kernel_task CPU usage on Mac while using network; also causes bottleneck
QUESTION : My kernel_task process has high CPU usage (150%+) on a late 2016 MacBook Pro running 10.12.5 when transmitting/receiving […]
What kind of hardware information is accessible for computers on a network?
QUESTION : If a computer is connected to say, your job’s network what kind of hardware information can be retrieved. […]
Either my CPU, motherboard or PSU is bad. Which one is it?
QUESTION : I’ve asked a question here before, in December 2013, about a hard drive I wasn’t sure whether it […]