Temperature for my CPU?

[Tarun_17]

What is the MAX temperature of my cpu i3 540? I wanted to ask this since I had seen on Intel's website that the maximum temperature is 75-ish degree centigrade but on different programs like CoreTemp, MSI Afterburner, And Intel CPU Diagnostics software tells me that it is 105 degree centigrade. Whom should I trust? Also, to mention, It is on stock cooler.

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, Tarun_17 said:

What is the MAX temperature of my cpu i3 540? I wanted to ask this since I had seen on Intel's website that the maximum temperature is 75-ish degree centigrade but on different programs like CoreTemp, MSI Afterburner, And Intel CPU Diagnostics software tells me that it is 105 degree centigrade. Whom should I trust? Also, to mention, It is on stock cooler.

Both of those numbers seem unrealistic. I would say around 90c, but the 105c seems more likley

[Droidbot]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

Both of those numbers seem unrealistic. I would say around 90c, but the 105c seems more likley

105c is the 'TJMAX' - the highest temperature the CPU will go before pushing voltage into 2 lines (i've forgotten the name) which halts the system. 

 

Safe running temperature to preserve the already decreasing life of the CPU would be around 85c. 

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

Both of those numbers seem unrealistic. I would say around 90c, but the 105c seems more likley

They always give some leeway for max temps. It's sorta like how you wouldnt put the maximum load capacity of a plane at the absolute max it can actually carry because then if something abnormal happens the plane crashes. Same thing here but instead it would result in the cpu breaking. 

[Tarun_17]

My CPU is 35-45 during normal usage (I live in a warm place, 35 degrees right now 5:00 PM) and 65-78 during gaming (I only play e-sports). Is that fine?

 

[Flavio hc 16]

completely fine, don't worry