Why are AMD socket temps higher than the core temp?

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My AMD A8-3870K shows about 40-45*C load on the cores but 55*C on socket temp. Does the socket run hotter than the cores, or are the sensors on the cores displaying a lower than actual reading? And what can I do to improve my temps just a little bit?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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The CPU has a cooler on it. The socket has the CPU on top of it, power MOSFETs are normally on two sides of it, and in most situations, it gets nowhere near the airflow the CPU heatsink gets. So it gets hotter than the CPU itself.
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The CPU has a cooler on it. The socket has the CPU on top of it, power MOSFETs are normally on two sides of it, and in most situations, it gets nowhere near the airflow the CPU heatsink gets. So it gets hotter than the CPU itself.
 
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Yes. heat is a computers worst enemy. Especially when it exceeds specific numbers. GPU's and CPU's are made differently. So sometimes a GPU can get hotter than a CPU can. But as a general rule, just to keep things simple, I like to keep my CPU below 70c, and my GPU below 80c. Most of the time, I can keep the CPU in the low 60c range and the GPU in the high 60c to mid 70c range. I tend not to play first person shooter games or race car games, which eliminates a lot of the games that drive your GPU above those numbers.
 
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