CPU temperature in BIOS

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hughisthewinger

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Hi

I just booted up my pc and it's been on the bios screen for a few minutes, my cpu (i5-4670k) is sitting at 41 degrees (stock) , is this normal? I have a cooler master seidon 240m so I'm a bit worried, I think the temperatures are higher than they should be.

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gumbykid,

Just so that we're correct and accurate, and for your benefit, as well as that of other Tom's readers, there is no "Socket" temperature. The use of a "thermocouple" placed in the center of the socket under the CPU to sense "CPU" temperature hasn't been used in well over a decade.

If you want to understand the differences between "CPU" temperature and "Core" temperatures, and how they work, then please read: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Respectfully, the topic of processor temperatures is complex and difficult for most readers to understand, so if you're going to answer questions on our forums, then please do not offer misinformation. A little...
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gumbykid

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Haswell series tend to run ~15C higher than other Intels, so that's actually close to normal temps for that CPU.

Just to be safe, your BIOS could be reporting the socket temp and not the core temp, so try downloading other programs such as HWMonitor.
 
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CompuTronix

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gumbykid,

Just so that we're correct and accurate, and for your benefit, as well as that of other Tom's readers, there is no "Socket" temperature. The use of a "thermocouple" placed in the center of the socket under the CPU to sense "CPU" temperature hasn't been used in well over a decade.

If you want to understand the differences between "CPU" temperature and "Core" temperatures, and how they work, then please read: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Respectfully, the topic of processor temperatures is complex and difficult for most readers to understand, so if you're going to answer questions on our forums, then please do not offer misinformation. A little research goes a long way, and is always appreciated by everyone.

Thanks,

CT :sol:
 
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