Piriform Speccy and ASUS AI Suite reading different CPU temperatures.

[Besty007]

So, as the title says my ASUS AI suite is reading a CPU temperature a good chunk higher than Piriform Speccy. Anywhere from 5-20C. I'm going to believe that the AI suite is correct, but I still don't understand why Speccy is so far off. Here's a screenshot of the temps.

http://i.imgur.com/qzk2Lhs.png

 

[cmichaels119]

All these tools that monitor core temp are doing the calculations themselves. The chip itself actually monitors core temperatures based on how far the core is from its max temps. So lets say Intel says your cores max temps are 100C. At max usage lets say the core is reading 20. This means the cores temp is 100C-20C=80C, your core is running at 80 degrees. When using core temps its important that the application you are using is able to determine the CPU's max core temp. If the actual max is 100C but the app thinks its 80C, then when the core reads 10C, the app would report 70C instead of the actual temp of 90C.

You might want to look for configuration settings for Speccy.

 

[JOOK-D]

In addition to the post above, it's possible that one app is showing core temps and the other showing socket temps. Socket temps are often a good deal higher than core temps.

This program can show you both: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Moreover, FX CPUs have inaccurate temperature readings below around 40C.

 

[Besty007]

In addition to the post above, it's possible that one app is showing core temps and the other showing socket temps. Socket temps are often a good deal higher than core temps.

This program can show you both: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Moreover, FX CPUs have inaccurate temperature readings below around 40C.

So, Motherboard software for CPU socket temp, and Speccy for the chip itself? Thanks for the help!