Question Core temps suddenly displaying wrong hwinfo64

[Alectrona]

Cpu: ryzen 7700x
Cooler: thermalright peerless assassin
motherboard: asus prime b650m-a ax ii
Ram: 16gb ddr5 G.skill
gpu: 4070 asus tuf
Os: windows 10 home

My core temps on hwinfo64 suddenly are appearing inaccurate. Though, my temps on coretemp are accurate. hwinfo64 is displaying idle temps of 30c well coretemp says 39c. this occurred after running bios update.

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"Though, my temps on coretemp are accurate."

How is that known?

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Reinstall/update hwinfo64.

Determine if the temperatures agree.

 

[Alectrona]

This:

"Though, my temps on coretemp are accurate."

How is that known?

= = =

Reinstall/update hwinfo64.

Determine if the temperatures agree.

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[Alectrona]

core temps on hwinfo64 seem quite low or are they normal???

 

[Ralston18]

"Normal" can and does vary with the subject system. Any other noted changes or differences in the system?

Recent updates of OS or other software?

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If (provided that I correctly understand the sequence of events) the temperatures were basically in agreement until the BIOS update and then the temperatures suddenly differed by 10 C you will need to do more to reconcile the temperature differences in question.

What was the reason for the BIOS update? Any specific problem or problems? Check the update documentation: what specific issues did the update fix, resolve, etc.? Any temperature related issues?

Both coretemp and hwinfo 64 indicate temperatures at "idle" or"load". Coretemp showing a consistent 42 degrees C while hwinfo64 temperatures ( approx. 10 C lower) vary a bit. The 29 C + or - variances to me would be more expected - even if the variance is within some margins of error. Decimal places not withstanding....

And doublecheck that hwinfo64 is the correct/applicable version for your build. And that was indeed the downloaded/installed version.

[Note: When I checked hwinfo's website there were a lot green "downloads" and other clickable links/ads, etc. that pushed other apps or utilities.]

Reference:

https://www.hwinfo.com/

Ensure that the installed hwinfo64 is indeed correct and up to date.

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As another test, run Resource Monitor (as admin) in the background.

Then, in turn, leaving the Resource Monitor window open and untouched, check the temperatures via coretemp and then hwinfo64. Determine if one or the other is doing something differently that can be matched to the temperature differences. E.g. CPU Usage %.

Take your time and be methodical.

You can also compare the reported temperatures while the system is doing other things. Key is to ensure that everything else other than the utility (coretemp or hwinfo64) is the same.