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    i5-520 TEMPS

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by idaWHALE, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. idaWHALE

    idaWHALE Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright so I just got my new Envy 15 a week ago and it blows my mind so far with performance (i chose the i5 over the i7 but i got reasons) but have been noticing some strange stuff going on with the temps. Can anyone explain to my why 2 of the "cores" are cooler than the others? I know it is a dual core processor with 4 threads but is that the only reason why two of them show as warmer than the others? I have searched every where and can't find anything on this. I know it is a dual core processor with 4 threads but is that the only reason why two of them show as warmer than the others?

    Screen shot is attached. Many thanks for any information on this subject.
     

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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    The 2 hotter ones are the core's being used, the other 2 are idle. Or probable the 2 high cores are actually 1 core + 1 HT.
     
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    This sounds about right.
     
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    Sweet thanks. I had a hunch but I just wanted to confirm
     
    idaWHALE, Sep 7, 2010
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