CPU Core Question?

S_F

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I was just wondering if anyone can tell me why 2 of my CPU cores always run 5-7°C hotter than the others? This always happens, even with the CPU under 100% load. I replaced my cooler with a Corsair H80i about 6 months ago and used the pre-applied thermal compound that came with the cooler. My CPU is oc'd to 4.2GHz. I would really appreciate some advice, thanks.

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kira70591

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You are never going to have cores that all run at the same temperature. It is normal to see some sort of deviation around the 5c mark. My fourth core on my i7 4770 runs around 5c hotter than other at idle but actually runs cooler under load. I would not worry about anything.