HWINFO distance to tjmax?

[charbel1011]

My hwinfo shows that core 1 and 2 72c distance to tj max what's that?

[MoonlightSylv]

Tjmax is the maximum temperature that the CPU can handle, if it's 72c away from that you're doing good.

[X_X]

Tjmax isn't actually Tjmax but Tjtarget and when it reaches zero should kick in the thermal compensation circuitry if enabled aka thermal throttling. IMHO better off using DTS measurements for checking differential temperatures across cores for abnormality while using PECI for actual measurements. For instance one of my CPU's has a Tjtarget (HWinFO's Tjmax) of 95C but this is changed by a BIOS version and ucode fix to either 92C or 90C depending on the BIOS version however PECI temperature remains the same. This means absolute DTS readings are unreliable.

 

Here's an example removing the cooler with DTS not initialized on a Haswell CPU, similar to what happens to a Skylake CPU using the BCLK exploit. PECI temperatures are still reported while DTS is stuck at 0 and yes, 114C is the real temperature. In such cases the CPU can reach 125C to 130C before shutting down. Also notice that the TM (Thermal Margin) which is based on power load and temperature reading relies on DTS and this provides feedback for cooling solutions. (AFAIK HWiNFO does not show Thermal Margin readings just in case you are looking for it)