HWmonitor/Coretemp/Realtemp issues

ubersonic

ubersonic

ubersonic

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Hey, im getting something odd with temp monitoring software, firstly they don't all agree which is no surprise but HWmonitor seems to be out from Core/Realtemp by a bit, and whenever HWmonitor is running Realtemp shows the CPU as running full out (Coretemp always seems to show it at full speed).

Ok here is a SS of all three giving their data (note HWM was turned on last so shouldn't have a a higher max temp than the others)




Next I turned off HWmonitor, Realtemp now starts showing the CPU changing state and adjusting its clock correctly.



Any idea which one I should trust? Core and Real seem to roughly agree but then afaik they are very similar. And is HWM actually calling for the highets CPU state or is RT just showing that wrong?

Thank you.
 
I use coretemp for temps, hwmonitor for voltages. My HWMonitor is way off on CPU cores, but spot on with motherboard temps I think. :)
 
Not got a clue about that, I would just ignore temps for CPU in HWMonitor, CoreTemp is great because can load with windows and have it in system tray. I have it show me the hottest core for my CPU. Maybe you can configure HWMonitor to have the correct TJmax.
 
with my q6600 i always had to change it in aida64/everest to report the correct values. when u cores are cooler than the cpu somethings up lol
 
RealTemp uses high performance timers within the CPU and calculates a very accurate multiplier for your CPU. RealTemp follows the monitoring method recommended by Intel in their original Turbo White Paper. Modern CPUs come out of the various sleep states very rapidly and immediately start using the highest multipliers. That's probably what RealTemp is showing you.

Here's an interesting comparison of some popular monitoring utilities.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1310942/core-temp-or-realtemp-for-ivy-bridge#post_18294966
 
unclewebb said:
RealTemp uses high performance timers within the CPU and calculates a very accurate multiplier for your CPU. RealTemp follows the monitoring method recommended by Intel in their original Turbo White Paper. Modern CPUs come out of the various sleep states very rapidly and immediately start using the highest multipliers. That's probably what RealTemp is showing you.

Here's an interesting comparison of some popular monitoring utilities.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1310942/core-temp-or-realtemp-for-ivy-bridge#post_18294966
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very interesting read thanks :)
 
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