Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

Somewhere in this long thread I showed that even with properly functioning sensors, a Quad core at full load will show two cores running at one temperature and two cores running at a different temperature. My conclusion was that this is most likely caused by heat transfer issues. When I turned my fan completely off while running Prime the difference between the two sets of cores in my Q6600 increased to about 10C. The normal amount for me was a difference of about 5C while running Prime.

At idle, at the same temperatures as above, the reported temperatures from both sets of cores was much closer to equal which to me showed that it's not the sensors causing this issue but heat transfer, either IHS to heatsink or from the cores to the IHS. When I totally loosened up my heatsink and this difference was still there, I concluded that it must be the cores to the IHS where the problem is.

Any new betas out for download?

One more button to hook up in the Settings window. This new beta version has been thoroughly gone over but it seems to be working as planned. We're down to the final hour before launch.

blunden: Did anyone try Unclewebb's measuring method on a mobile CPU yet with known TjMax?

I haven't done this test yet or heard of anyone else doing it. I'm not 100% convinced that mobile chips have a "known TjMax" regardless of what Intel documentation says. Too much information on Intel's own forums and website has mysteriously disappeared that I don't believe anything Intel has to say when it comes to the subject of TjMax. I did test my Q6600 - G0 and it sure looked like TjMax=95C was correct. It was a brand new processor so I didn't do a thorough test but hopefully in the near future I can have a second look at it without a heatsink getting in the way. I remember posting two pictures of that test somewhere in this thread but not sure where. Too busy programming lately!

[blunden]

I did test my Q6600 - G0 and it sure looked like TjMax=95C was correct. It was a brand new processor so I didn't do a thorough test but hopefully in the near future I can have a second look at it without a heatsink getting in the way. I remember posting two pictures of that test somewhere in this thread but not sure where. Too busy programming lately!

Yeah, went back and read 5-6 extra pages. I think I saw you mentioning it at page 43 or so. Did you mean further back? If so, I will search for it when I have the time.