I have an AMD Athlon X2 5200+. Using HWmontior and Coretemp it appears that one of the cores is about 10 degrees C hotter. Is this normal or did I apply thermal compound poorly? It is always the same core (Core 0) that is heating up.
Possibly. My i7's second and fourth cores seem to be between 5°C and 10°C cooler than my first and second cores, it's relatively normal, just make sure that there's equal pressure applied on the CPU.
yeah my i7's core temps are 35c 32c 36c 33c there is always a difference
comparing two cores against the the ones with a slightly higher temps
also on my previous cpu the q6600 with a 6c difference between 2-2 cores