Been using m14x for a week now and i notice something. is that core #2 have a significant lower temperature compare to core #0 #1 and #3. just wondering if any of yours have the similar behaviour. i've check the process load they perform the same so it's not like #2 is "lazier" but what could've cause this..
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intel just spliting up work load core three may be assigned less intensive things on each thread. Thermal compound differences across the chip.
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Yeah it's just the drivers splitting up the work between the cores. Don't be worried at all, unless suddenly core 1 is 60 and core 2 is 5.
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hmm but the wierd thing is.. always #2.. thats why it got me concern..
"Thermal compound differences across the chip" that was one of my thoughts too.. so wonder if those of you reapply thermal paste got a more consistant heat distribution... -
Core 2 might be dedicated to something not as intensive? Im not very good at what processors really take care of (I mean I know they run EVERYTHING but you know). My guess is that may just be the OS? The others might be for games and programs.
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I mean I reapplied and as I am posting this I am getting 50 50 46 46 so It is just random some times.
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Intel uses temperature sensors that are only accurate to within +/- 5C. Any variation from core to core that is within that range is completely normal and doesn't mean anything.
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ah cool.. thx for the answers guys
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I used to have ~70 on core 0-1 and ~30 on core 2-3, it happened when I was converting a large amount of files into rar. It stayed that way even after the conversion were done and a reboot fixed it.
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Sorry, I'm a complete moron. Why's there a difference at all...seems like they'd be close enough together that it wouldn't make a difference?
different temperature for cores
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by 0204, Jun 4, 2011.