8320 Socket temp VS core temp

[jhbnjaco]

Hello,

I have a Asus a5m97 mobo and a 8320 currently @ 4.1 ghz

I am getting conflicting temperature readings from different programs as to my socket temp and my core temp.

Could someone clarify which is which?

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

Core Temp is very different from Socket\CPU Temp. Core temp is the temperature of the cores running inside the CPU while as CPU temp is the temp of the whole CPU itself. The one you should be looking at is the CPU temp, as Core temps should really have a high temperature.

 

[jhbnjaco]

Core Temp is very different from Socket\CPU Temp. Core temp is the temperature of the cores running inside the CPU while as CPU temp is the temp of the whole CPU itself. The one you should be looking at is the CPU temp, as Core temps should really have a high temperature.

Is the ~17 degrees the CPU temp? and the ~34 degrees the socket temp?

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

Let me be clear, cpu and socket temps are relatively the same.

The 17 degrees is the core temp and the 34 is the cpu/socket temp

Hope its clear

 

[jhbnjaco]

Let me be clear, cpu and socket temps are relatively the same.

The 17 degrees is the core temp and the 34 is the cpu/socket temp

Hope its clear

Thank you very much!
as far as I've read, the core should be kept below ~61 and the cpu/socket should be kept below ~71 for these FX processors. Is this true as far as you know?

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

Max core temps of FX 8320 is 62c and max cpu/socket temp is 70c.
its best to keep the core temperature under 55 degrees though to keep the lifetime longer.

 

[jhbnjaco]

Max core temps of FX 8320 is 62c and max cpu/socket temp is 70c.
its best to keep the core temperature under 55 degrees though to keep the lifetime longer.

Thank you for all your help!

 

[jaimelmiel]

Cpu and core temp are rarely the same. Though sometimes they can be close. According to Amd, core temp is the key. For all FX processors except the 4100 and 6100 it is 61.1 Degrees Celsius. For the 4100 and 6100 it is 70 degrees Celsius. Still keep and eye on the socket temp though. On hardware Monitor your package temps are the core temps. Cpu should be socket, Tmpin2 is the
northbridge. Your northbridge is misreporting like mine. I have an Asus board mine is always at 128 Celsius. On core temp under temperature readings your core temp is cpu#o is 16 degrees Celsius. On Hwinfo the cpu#0 Package is 17.9 degrees Celsius. All three are pretty close. I use Hardware Monitor and core temp. Remember it is core temp you have to worry about . In my discussions with
Amd Tech support socket temp was not that big a deal but if it gets to high above 70-75 there should be concern. You can always set a shutdown speed in bios.