MSI Afterburner Hardware Monitor gives incorrect CPU temps - Anyone familiar with this issue?

[Gnrl Kitty]

That's MSI Afterburner, Asus AI SUITE II, AIDA64, SpeedFan, and CPUID HWMonitor. You can see that Afterburner is giving a different CPU temp than the rest of the programs save for HWMonitor which is giving a similar result. This example is pretty tame, earlier I had Afterburner showing nearly +20C than the rest of the programs. I specifically care that Afterburner is wrong since I use the on screen display a lot to check performance. Has anyone ever heard of this or know what could be causing this? 

[bgibbz]

It could possibly be the way that CPU temperature is read. Some programs may read the hottest core, some the coldest, some the average. Just a guess. 

[Gnrl Kitty]

2 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

It could possibly be the way that CPU temperature is read. Some programs may read the hottest core, some the coldest, some the average. Just a guess. 

That wouldn't cause a +20C difference however.

[bgibbz]

Just now, Gnrl Kitty said:

That wouldn't cause a +20C difference however.

It might. Try to yse a program that reads per core temp and compare. 

 

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

[SageOfSpice]

If you are to believe one, always believe the highest temp.

 

Fully expand HW Monitor. Are there any temps in HW Monitor that line up with that 60c projection?

 

Also, how do those temps respond when you take them out from load? Which temp drops quicker?

[Gnrl Kitty]

Hmm. Seems to have been a complete anomaly. The CPU temp problems I was having as well as other problems I had with SpeedFan incorrectly reading my custom fan controller settings have completely resolved themselves without any input by myself. Thanks to those who tried to help!