AMD APU Temperature?

[oo2k15]

Hey guys i'm just wondering how do you exactly read APU temperature? If I understand correctly the APU temperature read differently as it has the integrated GPU on to the CPU itself. What do I exactly look for when I want to find CPU temperature?

I've been using couple of 3rd party software like CPUz, CPUID HWMonitor, Open Hardware Monitor, Core Temp etc.. Idk what to look for exactly. Sometime program like HWMonitor does not recognize any of my CPU's cores plus it doesn't give me accurate temperatures reading.

My build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/oo2k15/saved/3OqO
I'm using AMD Kaveri A10-7850k APU.

Screenshots:
HWMonitor:


Core Temp:


Open Hardware Monitor:

[Guest]

Even on regular cpu's the reading is inaccurate.  Software doesn't do a good job of giving accurate temps.

[TheSLSAMG]

AMD CPUs, especially the APUs, are known for having issues with the temperature sensors.

 

Even then, they don't run particularly cool. And how the hell did you spend $1000 on an APU rig? You could have had an i5/GTX 770 rig.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($195.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($339.99 @ NCIX) 

Case:  Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master i600 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.25 @ Vuugo) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1040.17

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 14:29 EDT-0400)

[Guest]

My Thoughts

[oo2k15]

 

AMD CPUs, especially the APUs, are known for having issues with the temperature sensors.

 

Even then, they don't run particularly cool. And how the hell did you spend $1000 on an APU rig? You could have had an i5/GTX 770 rig.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($195.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($339.99 @ NCIX) 

Case:  Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($65.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply:  Cooler Master i600 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.25 @ Vuugo) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1040.17

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 14:29 EDT-0400)

 

Lol this was my first build so I didn't do any research. I agreed that CPU+GPU is better option in term of performance and price ratio. I just wanted to build APU Build.  Plus I didn't actually pay 1K, most of the parts I reused and it was on sales so I only pay like $700-$800.