CPU package 10-14 degrees hotter than cores, normal?

[2blzd]

I've done my google research and most say its not that big of a deal and normal for HEDT chips since Haswell-E...But my cores are now idling aorund 36-38 degrees, and the package is 50-52...


Is this ok? Im using Aida64 Extreme and HWinfo to monitor temps

 

[BonzaiDuck]

As I understand it, package temperature shouldn't exceed the temperature of the hottest core. That's what I'd assumed. I'm not familiar with HWInfo. Do you mean HWMonitor? You could be reading from the wrong column. Are you sure that's not "Max" or maximum? Also, suggest you only run one monitoring software program at one time.

Here and there, looking at my system here, I can see a package temperature momentarily of maybe 49C when the Cores are all reported between mid 30's and 40C.......in the HWMMonitor current "Value" column. In fact, watching this while writing, I saw it flash 47C just briefly. It may have something to do with a sampling interval and temperature variation.

Yeah -- just did it again -- 49C and all Cores between 34 and 40C.

Are you using power-saving features like EIST? It only takes so much activity on the computer to get processor cores to turbo through some three or more speeds, especially if OC'd.

 

[2blzd]

I did not run them at the same time, I ran them separate to make sure it wasn't a fluke in AIDA64. And no, I was mistaken I used HWinfo and I am reading it from the correct column. My CPU package is 8-14 degrees hotter than the cores. I am at compete idle with 9 firefox tabs open.