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    Core temps different

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by gamadaya, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. gamadaya

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    Is that the way it should be? Core 0 is always hotter than Core 1. Is that because programs that aren't optimized for 2 cores will use Core 0 more?
     
    gamadaya, Jan 25, 2009
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    Yeah its normal. I wouldnt worry about it.

    How much of a difference between the cores?
     
    flipfire, Jan 25, 2009
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    The most I've seen is 10C, when under heavy load. Although not all CPU intensive programs cause such a difference.
     
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    IDA (Intel Dynamic Acceleration) could be in effect. One core could be working while the other idles.

    Either way, its normal to have abit of a gap. It happens to AMD cpus often.
     
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    That might make sense. Isn't that when 1 core idles while the other takes on a bigger load for single threaded applications? I notice that in a lot of modern games, the core temps are a lot closer to each other.
     
    gamadaya, Jan 25, 2009
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