Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

[unclewebb]

gtj: My old compiler doesn't support 64bit so native 64bit for RealTemp is a ways off in the future, if it happens.

JohnZS: Your data was good but your sensors are bad. They are very inconsistent from one core to the other. I'm sort of in a waiting mode until Intel releases some documentation for these sensors. Then I can have a look at some of the data I've been gathering over the years. T - 24 hours

Ol'Baditude: When testing you need to keep as many variables as consistent as possible. When you get home tonight test again with two versions of RealTemp running. What are you using to measure your air temperature near your computer? I pointed my IR gun at my digital house hold thermostat the other day when it was about 32C outside and there was a 2 degree difference in readings. The typical difference is 1C higher than the air temp near my computer. All these temp readings that we take as being 100% accurate because they are coming from a digital source seem to be far from that. Other users that have calibrated RealTemp on a Q6600 with air and water found that a good water set up has idle temps about 4C above their water temperature after it has idled for a while.

I think I understand point 1) in your previous post. If sensors read too low and you have to use a positive calibration factor then there will be some points where the Distance to TjMax reading will change by 1 but the reported temperature will not change. The DTS info coming from the chip might move from 20 to 60 or a range of 40 but if you calibrate it up to 25 at idle then the reported temperature is only going to move from 25 to 60. 40 different values from the digital thermal sensors have to be reduced or converted into 35 unique reported temperatures with my model. Write two columns of numbers and you'll understand the overlap that must occur.

Calibrating RealTemp is my band aid solution to less than perfect, non-linear sensors. Maybe when Intel comes clean tomorrow they will introduce some magical formula that everyone can use and agree on. If they reverse engineered RealTemp then I might be a little suspicious. Flattered but suspicious!

If there is a more accurate way to get temps out of these processors then I'm all for it but any new model has to be backed up with real world testing that I hope Intel has done plenty of.