CPU Temperature Question

[GMart84]

I was always under the impression that my CPU temperature was based on the hottest core, however AIDA64 is reporting a CPU temperature that is about 5-10 C lower than the hottest core, should I just be using the individual core temps as the temperatures that I monitor or is the overall CPU temperature sufficient?  Any direction that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[Alex Atkin UK]

If you are trying to overclock, then you definitely want to know that the hottest core is not getting too toasty.

For normal operation, you shouldn't need to worry about it too much.

You are right though, its a bit odd its not reporting the hottest core, but its possibly reading the sensors differently.  Does its reading correspond to a specific core you can see?

[goto10]

but also remember that sometimes the sensors might be giving you wrong readings, exaggerated values, this used to happen alot on cheap amd motherboards, intel has its own problems too

 

please try with a different tool like hwinfo or hwmonitor, i use hwmonitor and i like how it reads things but sometimes sensors might not be that good, intel could be better sometimes unless you are not reading temperature of the cpu, but instead socket, try with another tool, compare readings

[GMart84]

@Alex Atkin UK  Unfortunately no it is not reporting any specific core, I have tried watching them one at a time.  I typically use the hottest core for OCing, was just surprised by the readings on this.  Idle it reads 15C which is about 6C over ambient for my 5.2 Ghz OC on the 9900K @ 1.305 vCore.

 

@goto10 I will have to double check but last I ran HWinfo64 it was showing similar numbers.  I should not run them side by side correct?

[goto10]

you can run them side by side or open pne and then another, what you decide is best for you

 

i dont like hwinfo64 personally

[GMart84]

@goto10 So are you partial to HWMonitor then or something else?

[goto10]

hwmonitor is what i use