How to use CPUID HWMonitor, CPU temps

[JimBobWales]

So I'm trying to use CPUID HWMonitor and I see three different temperature readings for my cpu (FX 8320)

2 of em are under the motherboard dropdown and it reads;
Temperatures
-CPU
-Mainboard

The last one is under the CPU dropdown and it reads;
Temperatures
-Package

Which of the three should I look at when trying to overclock or put the system under heavy load?

Screenshot of CPUID HWMonitor;

http://imgur.com/6qFPZmn

 

[gokitty199]

So I'm trying to use CPUID HWMonitor and I see three different temperature readings for my cpu (FX 8320)

2 of em are under the motherboard dropdown and it reads;
Temperatures
-CPU
-Mainboard

The last one is under the CPU dropdown and it reads;
Temperatures
-Package

Which of the three should I look at when trying to overclock or put the system under heavy load?

Screenshot of CPUID HWMonitor;

http://imgur.com/6qFPZmn

are you sure your on the latest version of HWMonitor? you should see each cores temperature. but look at the cpu(thats just above mainboard) that says 32 degrees, thats the one to look at

 

[JimBobWales]

are you sure your on the latest version of HWMonitor? you should see each cores temperature. but look at the cpu(thats just above mainboard) that says 32 degrees, thats the one to look at

yeah its the latest version of CPUID HWMonitor. So what are the package and mainboard temperatures?

 

[gokitty199]

are you sure your on the latest version of HWMonitor? you should see each cores temperature. but look at the cpu(thats just above mainboard) that says 32 degrees, thats the one to look at

yeah its the latest version of CPUID HWMonitor. So what are the package and mainboard temperatures?

im not sure what the package is, i believe mainboard is the motherboard

 

[JimBobWales]

I just downloaded Core Temp and the readings from it match up with package temps in HWMonitor. Really wish there was a tooltip in HW to elaborate what each of the numbers means.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Package is the temperature on the CPU die, consider core temps around 5C higher at all times. I'm guessing the "CPU" temp from the motherboard is the socket temperature, which you should just ignore.