Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

Iidle temps don't seem to be accurate though, with speedstep and other powersaving options turned off there was a temp difference of 1c at most between 6x and 12x core speed at idle.

Thanks for the interesting numbers.

I've also noticed that power output (heat) at idle is barely effected by MHz. It's core voltage that creates the biggest change in heat. Power is proportional to the square of voltage so that's where you'll see idle temps jump. If you use the appropriate Idle Calibration factor, your idle temps should be very accurate and more accurate than any other program is displaying.

We need more people to try the 1600 MHz, 1.10 core voltage test as explained in the first post and to post their results. That's the easiest way to improve your idle temp accuracy.

However, one thing: the TJmax is not consistent for all CPUs of the same SKU. My present Q6600 G0 throttles at 92C TCASE but my older Q6600 G0 throttled at 83C TCASE under the same conditions (no heatsink/fan). Bear that in mind.

What software were you using to determine that your processor was throttling? The other question is are you absolutely sure that both of your Q6600 processors were G0? My program assumes TjMax=85C for the early Q6600 - B3 and TjMax=95C for the Q6600 - G0. That explanation would fit your results perfectly if your early processor was actually a B3.

In terms of throttling, I've also done some testing and noticed throttling beginning 2C or 3C before TjMax or DTS=0 but I don't have 100% confidence in the software I was using at the time. This goes against Intel's documentation for their desktop processors. I definitely plan to do some more testing in the near future and post some screens of a hot throttling processor. One other thing, I designed Real Temp to accurately display temperatures beyond TjMax. Neither SpeedFan or CoreTemp can do that.