Q6700 temperature varies core to core

[AnastieByte]

Hi all
Playing with my first quad core. Using core-temp the 4 cores at idle are 37-35-27-26.

I thought the cores would all be around the same temp?
Just worried that the thermal pasted has not covered as well as it should?
Thoughts?

Cheers

 

[PermaBanned]

Depends on the load for each core. The look fine though, don't worry. If you want you can allocate certain programs to each core to make it a bit more balanced, but i don't think it would make that much of a difference. Don't worry about it.

If there is a problem it will probably be that you cooler needs lapping or you have wrongly applied the paste, which shouldn't make that much of a difference really though.

 

[AnastieByte]

Thanks for the reply. I was concerned that I had not applied the paste as well as I should have.

 

[EsaT]

Few degree differences between cores are normal, first two cores might have lower limit of sensors stuck in those temps.

 

[reflux]

I've seen as much as 8c difference between the cores on a quaddie. Don't worry about it.

 

[AnastieByte]

Cheers all

 

[McstylisT]

Firstly your temps look very normal.

What are you using to show the core temps ? Are you using OCCT by any chance. ?

If so then make sure the temps are correctly set at the sensors for each core. OCCT by default does not show the temp of each core correctly it could show a hard drive temp in one of those core temps

 

[Garyj881]

As others have said it's normal to have a few degrees difference between the cores.

How ever looking at your temps I would re-apply some more paste and reseat the cooler.

 

[AnastieByte]

Im using core temp to check temps. Just ran a burn test and after 20 minutes the temps were only 35-33-25-28. Cooler is an Akasa 967