AMD FX8350 1 Temp Read?

[a98pmalcolm]

Hi All.

I just upgraded from my old school Q9550 to an AMD FX8350.

Its running a stock 4ghz which isn't to shabby but I will over clock soon. So with that in plan I'm getting my software in order ready for it. And I have been googling for hours trying to find the answer to my question.

When I overclocked my Q9550 I used Real Temp. Which is a great program to view all 4 core temps.

With the FX8350 being 8 core it doesn't like it so I cant use that anymore.
I have been downloading a number of programs i.e: Core temp but I'm only ever getting 1 temp reading (rather than 8 difference ones)
I can see the process of each core but never the individual temps.

So I checked on my mobo bios (Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3) and I can see all 8 cores but there showing the same temperatures.

So it got me thinking does this processor only have 1 temp sensor that shows an average of the temps all together?

Also If you have any tip for overclocking this processor on this mobo feel free to share

Thanks
Paul

 

[SlugForAButt]

Yes, there is only 1 temp sensor per CPU.

 

[a98pmalcolm]

Yes, there is only 1 temp sensor per CPU.

So I will never see more than 1 temperature off this CPU? My Q9550 displayed 4 different temps...

 

[P4Clock]

So I will never see more than 1 temperature off this CPU? My Q9550 displayed 4 different temps...

when you say there was 4 temps do you mean 1 sensor per core. my old 6300 did show 7 temps in HWmonitor 1 per core and 1 package

 

[Scurburg]

I use coreTemp too but it should give you individual core temps if you want (just set it to all cores, if 8 aren't then displaying then you may have a problem), but really its just the same reading repeated 8 times, also it doesn't display other temps that maybe useful. Something like HWMonitor will give you all the temp reading you should need.

 

[a98pmalcolm]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm only getting a 1 temp rather than 8 different temp readings as you can see below

My Q9550 was 4 cores. I has 1 reading per core.. The below picture is taken from Core Temp site..

 

[a98pmalcolm]

Just found this on Toms Hardware

AMD cpu's have one temp sensor for the cores and that is reflected against all core read temperature read-outs irrespective of the software you are using. The cpu temp you see in HW monitor is the cpu socket temp that your mother board is picking from a temperature sensor in your mobo's cpu socket.

That temp is usually higher as the socket is not air vented like the cpu header is by the heatsink fan. Add to that the fact that AMD temp sensors seem to have a negative offset (sometimes reporting core temps lower than ambient temps with stock heat sinks....I mean what in the world is that??) at least my room mate's 8120 does that.

So the gist of it all is that your system is actually behaving normally.

So It seems that AMD have 1 sensor that represents all cores.. Unlike Intel has individual sensors per core..

 

[Scurburg]

Sorry, didn't realize you meant on the main screen. I use it for the task bar, in which you can get 8 readings repeated, which is not much use.

 

[a98pmalcolm]

Sorry, didn't realize you meant on the main screen. I use it for the task bar, in which you can get 8 readings repeated, which is not much use.

I get 8 readings via bios but there all the same.. I guess that's just more evidence that its a 1 temp sensor CPU..

 

[SlugForAButt]

So It seems that AMD have 1 sensor that represents all cores.. Unlike Intel has individual sensors per core..

Like I told you when I answered your question earlier.

Did you want your question answering or did you want to chat about it?