Question about "Core Temp" proggie

[lmadern]

I'm in the process of building and oc'ing my new E6400 machine and have a question about temps displayed by Core Temp.

My core 0 is at 20 deg C and my core 1 is at 25 deg C.
Is it normal to have that big a difference between the 2?

 

[gerwen]

I don't usually see more than 2-3C difference between the cores, unless one is working on something and the other is idle. Load em up with Orthos blend and see if there's much difference between them.

 

[DNyholm]

I just checked mine and it shows about a 2* difference between the two at idle, but when I run Orthos, they are exactly the same.

I am also using PCProbe and that shows 3-4* higher than core temp. I wonder which is correct?

Anyone know what the Tjunction is? Mine is at 85*C!!

 

[bobsmith1492]

Originally posted by: gerwen
I don't usually see more than 2-3C difference between the cores, unless one is working on something and the other is idle. Load em up with Orthos blend and see if there's much difference between them.

It doesn't even work that way; if you look at usage graphs while running a single-threaded program for 50% CPU usage, it moves the load back and forth constantly.

I also see 85C Tjunction; I'd guess it's not working.

I get maybe 2-3 difference; 4 doesn't sound too outrageous; I'd guess the sensors have slightly different properties leading to the difference.