Help Understaing Hardware Montior readings

[envy14tpe]

Why does, under "Powers"- "CPU Package" does it read 465.4W? I've never seen it that high.
Same with "CPU Cores"...it reads 372W

Just looking at idle values....<20W , it makes me confused.




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[DJDeCiBeL]

There's no way that's right. It's almost like it's reporting total system wattage. To check, I just did a quick run in Prime with my 2500K at 4.5 and 1.277V load voltage, and it never got past 94.1W.

Even at the max voltage you have listed in the monitor, I can't see how that could ever possibly be right. The CPU shouldn't even be ABLE to draw that much wattage (I will even go so far as to say it CAN'T).

 

[Motopsychojdn]

If you check the max temps and Cpu load (On Turbo@4.2GHz), Op has been running P95 or similar to stresstest by the looks,
I reckon that 465w is the package reading from then,
and wouldn't be concerned by it
the card alone can pull 200w and thats non O/c'd
Moto

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

If you check the max temps and Cpu load (On Turbo@4.2GHz), Op has been running P95 or similar to stresstest by the looks,
I reckon that 465w is the package reading from then,
and wouldn't be concerned by it
Moto

I agree with that assessment, and with the temps in that range, it's nothing to worry about. Just an anomalous reading, most likely.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I had coretemp recently tell me I was idling at 42'C then when I put a load on it, the temps went down to 38 lol, Dream set up or what? 😛
re-install of coretemp sorted it though
Moto

 

[amuffin]

Openhardwaremonitor?

 

[envy14tpe]

Yeah I thought it was an anomaly. I guess they happen. Prior to this reading, the highest I saw was maybe 95W.
I did have it underload (BF3 for an hour) and checked readings after.

 

[envy14tpe]

Best answer selected by Envy14tpe.

 

[envy14tpe]

Another one that came up funny.

By tpe2012 at 2012-06-02

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

WOW! Over 1kW! :lol:

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Yeah, maybe a Mobo (or even chip) ssensor is having a bad day there,
I'd continue monitoring things, use different software side by side to highlight variances,
Cpu-z
Hwm
Coretemp
Realtemp
and you will see each one displays slightly different reports, one may match the bios display
a Killawatt at the wall socket will be a good indicator of the power draw, even if Pc sensors are being off,
**Edit, just noticed Decibel got B.a. for agreeing with my response lol **
Moto