Package Temp or TMPIN0?

thetortuga747 · Sep 16, 2014

I've been monitoring my CPU temps using a couple different programs. With Speccy, I'm getting temperature readings between 53C and 85C. With Asus AI Suite II, I'm getting temps from 30-47 degrees. In HWMonitor, I see both the higher and lower temperatures. The lower is marked as TMPIN0, and the higher one is marked as the package temp. The higher temp fluctuates often, and the lower one rises slowly degree by degree. Which temperature should I trust/be worried about?

ShadyHamster · Sep 16, 2014

What cpu are you using?
Generally for intel you just monitor the core temps.
For amd am3 socket you monitor the core and package temps, with the fm2 socket you have to use overdrive and monitor thermal margins (you can do this for am3 as well, i think).

thetortuga747 · Sep 17, 2014

ShadyHamster :

I'm using an AMD A10-6700k, so yeah FM2 socket.

ShadyHamster · Sep 17, 2014

Then you will need AMD Overdrive and monitor thermal margins from there.
Not to familiar with the FM2 socket but i believe you can monitor package temp too.

thetortuga747 · Sep 17, 2014

ShadyHamster :

I'll check out overdrive. Do you have any recommendation on which temperature is the most reliable?

ShadyHamster · Sep 17, 2014

Thermal margin is the only way to monitor the cores on FM2, there is no hardware temp sensor for the cores.
Socket temp is never exact as it is a motherboard temp sensor so can vary from board to board, it is worth monitoring for an estimated cpu temp.

tds777 · Sep 17, 2014

As ShadyHamster said, the only reliable way is to use AMD's Overdrive and watch your Thermal Margin, depending on who the system builder was the AMD Overdrive will allow control on other functions too.

I have a AMD A10 5800 and a AMD A8 and the only thing I can find that runs close to Thermal Margin is HWINfo64's CPU 0 and the Fintek Sensor CPU DTS if you subtract that temp from 70C you will get close to your Thermal Margin.

Read the sticky post on " An Understanding of Temperature on AMD CPUs and APUs"
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2122665/understanding-temperature-amd-cpus-apus.html

It seems to be a calculation rather than a exact temperature and I do not know or have saw of anything that will really give a exact temp.

thetortuga747 · Sep 17, 2014

Thanks guys, this has been a huge help. My Thermal Margin seems to be under control, and only gets down to 20C at max while playing games on high settings.

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