Prime95 results so far

[sethwilliam]

Torture testing a i5 3570k with a coolermaster hyper 212 Evo

25min in and this is the results

Core 0 = 60C Max 65C
Core 1 = 72C Max 74C
Core 2 = 71C Max 74C
Core 3 = 70C Max 72C

I find it strange that core 0 is almost always 10C lower then the others. Maybe I applied the thermal paste wrong.

Is this normal temps for this early in?



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[sethwilliam]

Well I reapplied the thee pal paste. It made a reflect little circle around the center of the CPU.
Notes up and got a error. Clicked start windows normally. Took a few more seconds then usual but it got to the login screen.

 

[sethwilliam]

After last nights reappliement of the thermal paste I checked temps and all cores are down by 10-15C so I guess I messed somthing up last time.

Core 0= 22C
Core 1= 34C
Core 2 = 21C
Core 3 = 22C

These are all idle temps. And yet again core 1 is about 10C hitter then the others. I just don't get it, maybe I got a bad core? Is there a way that I can find where on tge CPU core 1 is located?
Because when I apply the CPU it makes a circle at the center, doesn't cover the whole CPU just a medium sizes circle starting from the center.

 

[sethwilliam]

I did use about a pea sized. Ok and if you say the temps are fine. Ok

 

[RobCrezz]

Not that unusual on Ivy bridge due to how intel now apply the heatspreader using thermal paste, rather than previously using solder.

 

[sethwilliam]

Yeah I just read a article that since intel uses there new method temps vary on each CPU and some cores are hotter then others.

Ill run some prime95 again and check temps.
When should I stop the tests? What temp? Last time I stopped it when temps reached 75
Or is it safe to just let it go without watching it?

 

[RobCrezz]

Intel CPUs have brilliant thermal protection, so its very very very unlikely you could do any overheating damage, however I wouldnt want it to go above 80'c.

Try using Intel Burn Test. It hits it a little harder than prime95, but means you only have to run it for a few minutes rather than hours of Prime95. Bear in mind that temperatures will be higher than Prime95, and you will never get these temps in real world usage.

 

[sethwilliam]

So if everything is fine then temps shouldn't go above 80C right?

 

[RobCrezz]

Yup. if you hit 75 in prime95, then in gaming you wont hit as much, so yeah youre fine.

 

[sethwilliam]

Well if the CPU will never reach these temps gaming or in normal use whats the point of making it go so high?
Just to check if it can handle it and it was put in right