is this an error?

[indieboy]

when im in my bios and i check cpu temp it is around 37/38 but when i start up my comp and check the temp e.g. with real temp it comes out at 26 when idle..

 

[chronic86]

i'd allways go by what the bios is telling me rather then software.

 

[jak731]

The bios usually reads temperature from a sensor located underneath or near the cpu socket, whereas the cpu temp software usually reads the temp from a sensor on the cpu die. So technically the software should yield a higher temp but both are known for reported lower than read values to make you feel safer. Probably safer to go with the higher temperature as sensors can malfunction.

 

[mollymoo]

My bios temps are always higher than when ive booted into windows and coretemp starts ........... I always thought it was just running hotter at startup

 

[croggy]

use a few cpu temp software programs, there will be a variety of different temps (slight differences) take an average of all them.