Is my cpu temp safe?

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ok, so, at idle i run about 60 degrees and while in use i run 70 degrees. Im using the i5 4590 with stock cooler. are these temps safe?

im using the asrock h97m pro4, if it matters.
 
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Safe, yes, barely. High for even a stock cooler? Most definitely. With that cpu at that stock speed, you should be at idle @40ish and full load @60ish. Only running torture programs like prime95 should you pass 70 on a stock cooler.

Check your bios settings for the fan speeds. While silent mode is really nice it's basically only for good aftermarket fans. You need to be on performance mode which runs your fans faster at lower temp settings.

Depending on your case, you may need to buy additional fans. You should have at minimum 1x intake and 1x exhaust. From your reported temps, it really sounds like you are just not getting enough air flowing through your case, so you end up trying to cool the cpu with static hot air until temps hit...

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well, the only way i can check is by shuting down the computer, then booting to the boot menu. i says 60-65 there
im not sure if it is idle
 

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Safe, yes, barely. High for even a stock cooler? Most definitely. With that cpu at that stock speed, you should be at idle @40ish and full load @60ish. Only running torture programs like prime95 should you pass 70 on a stock cooler.

Check your bios settings for the fan speeds. While silent mode is really nice it's basically only for good aftermarket fans. You need to be on performance mode which runs your fans faster at lower temp settings.

Depending on your case, you may need to buy additional fans. You should have at minimum 1x intake and 1x exhaust. From your reported temps, it really sounds like you are just not getting enough air flowing through your case, so you end up trying to cool the cpu with static hot air until temps hit 70 (default setting for maximum fan duty cycle) when what fans you do have ramp up to maximum speed and start a little air moving.

While any temp on an intel cpu under 70 is safe, the end result of constant 60-70 is you are exhausting 70 into the air at cpu exhaust, heating up the surrounding area, when you could be exhausting 50-60. Up to you, but I personally don't need my pc to double as a space heater in my bedroom.

You can download free programs like realtemp or speccy which will read the temps in Windows.
 
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i am using the corsair 200r with the default fans (1 exaust and 1 intake) and the stock cooler at max. i did reach 70 once when i checked... :( but that was before i ramped up the speed.\
 

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ok, i just installed it and ran RealTemp 3.70 and it says 30-38 degrees celcius between the four numbers. that sounds very promising. is it the cpu temp? and does it sound correct?

P.S: it did read my cpu, the i5 4590, correctly...
P.S(P.S): The load is around 10% and my mhz is all over, from like 800mhz-2700mhz
 

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Guys,

Someone should already have asked about ambient temperature.

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No, that's not CPU temperature, it's Core Temperature. There's a difference.

If you don't want to stumble around processor temperatures blindly, then put your questions on hold for the moment, and READ the Temperature Guide. It's a "Sticky". Here it is again: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

The Forum Rules; Read First: Forum Rules & Styling Posts - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2083474/read-forum-rules-styling-posts.html - do require that everyone reads the Stickies before starting Forum Threads asking questions which have already been answered by the Stickies.

When you're done, come back and ask some informed questions, after you've made an effort to help yourself, learn and understand, and I'll be happy to help you bring this topic into perspective. :D

CT :sol:
 

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You are quite correct, and normally I would have asked about ambient temps, because there is a huge difference between My constant 71°F bedroom, and the 90°F+ from someone in Dubai. However, with op load at 70°C and idle at 60°C on a stock cooler, it led me to believe it was airflow restrictions, or load would have seen a much greater spread of temp, maybe 90°C or more.

@OP, realtemp readings on an intel cpu are usually very accurate. But it is still software. The readings from Bios are what most experts consider 'gospel', but not at startup where voltages are higher than normal cpu usage. You can try and verify your temps by using 2 or more different programs, but not together as the readings get confused. So while the realtemp readings look very promising, check them against speccy or coretemp, which also run accurately on Intel cpu's. If you get results very similar to realtemp, then you have a good indication that your temps are somewhat correct with those programs.

Once informed with basic info, then decide if the results are good enough or whether further help is warranted, such as removing unused hdd bays from in front if fans would benefit airflow etc.

@Computronix. Wow Sticky! That's a superb article, and my hat is off to you *bows*
 

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Sorry, but the following does not agree:

" ... Section 3 - CPU Temperature

Also called "Tcase", this is the temperature shown in Intel's Thermal Specification - http://ark.intel.com/ It's measured on the surface of the Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) under tightly controlled laboratory conditions at 22C Standard Ambient. For lab testing only, a groove is cut into the surface of the IHS where a "thermocouple" which measures temperatures, is embedded at the center. The stock cooler is seated and a steady-state 100% workload is applied. Peak temperature is reached within 10 minutes.

Since there's no thermocouple on any processors outside Intel's labs, a single Analog Thermal Diode located in the center under the Cores is used to substitute for a thermocouple. This sensor measures "CPU" temperature, which is the overall temperature of the entire processor. The Analog value is converted to Digital (A to D) by the Super I/O (Input / Output) chip on the motherboard, then is calibrated to look-up tables coded into BIOS for each socket-compatible processor.

CPU temperature in BIOS is higher than in Windows at idle, because BIOS starts the processor at boot voltage to ensure that it can initialize under any conditions. The monitoring utilities provided by motherboard manufacturers on your Driver DVD reads CPU temperature. Thermal code can vary greatly between BIOS suppliers and version updates, and can be wrong by up to 30C. BIOS or CPU temperature may not be accurate. ... "

Just to be clear, BIOS is CPU temperature, not Core temperature.

CT :sol: