How hot does your CPU run?

[igknighted]

I am wondering how hot most people's CPU's run. My first PC I built ran between 50 and 60 degrees (celsius) - it was a 1ghx Athlon - and while I thought that was hot but didn't have a basis for comparison. My next PC (an old Athlon64) ran around 35 degrees, and now my new Athlon64 X2 runs between 15 and 25 degrees, depending on how warm my room is. How hot do all your computers run at?

[SishGupta]

I got about 61C on a 1.4ghz Athlon thunderbird with a stock HSF.

On my current core 2 duo E6300 I run at 38C at room temp (22C) with an arctic cooling freezer 7 attached. This fan is so big I can't slide the mobo tray out with out removing the fan first =(.

It should be noted that my case has incredibly poor airflow.

[~LoKe]

About 40*C idle, overclocked to 3.36GHz.

[OffHand]

About 32C idle :)

AMD 3500+ Venice core @ 2350Mhz with a Zalman fan.

[blueturtl]

AMD AthlonXP 2200+ (1.8 GHz) @ 37 degrees Celsius
I have a ThermalTake Silent Viking CPU cooler and a single 12x12cm case fan.

[kevinf311]

My Athlon 3200+ (2GHz) Runs on average at 10 degrees Celsius when in Edgy. When I pop over to XP it kicks it up to about 22 degrees Celsius.

I have an... alternative case setup. When you touch the heatsink on my CPU it is cool to the touch.

Video card is another issue, it runs hotter than the blazes of hellfire and damnation.

[nero_86]

AMD 2600+ 1900 Ghz 45/50 degrees Celsius
I have an old closed case...;)

[OffHand]

My Athlon 3200+ (2GHz) Runs on average at 10 degrees Celsius when in Edgy. When I pop over to XP it kicks it up to about 22 degrees Celsius.
Obviously that 10C is not correct and I even doubt the 22C is.

[Yossarian]

Mine runs around 58 C. Is this a really bad thing? My motherboard has a thermal warning thingy that will shut it off if it goes over 75 C.

[happy-and-lost]

In XP, about 45 degrees idle, in Ubuntu, about 35 degrees idle :)

However, the bit where the logo is on the LCD panel (Dell laptop) burns my fingers on contact. Maybe I should get that sorted...

[PartisanEntity]

My Turion 1.6GHz laptop runs at around 55C at idle.

[nero_86]

If you have an AMD it could be normal. Try to install the athcool package if you don't have it. athcool work only for AMD cpu.

[PartisanEntity]

Yes the Turion is an AMD processor. Judging by the ath in athcool it would appear to be made for the Athlon processors, would it work with the Turions too?

[[h2o]]

My Turion 1.6GHz laptop runs at around 55C at idle.
My Turion 1.6 GHz laptop usually runs around 50C when idle. If I stress it with games or anything it has reached 72C but usually it never gets above 65C.

[PartisanEntity]

;2267532']My Turion 1.6 GHz laptop usually runs around 50C when idle. If I stress it with games or anything it has reached 72C but usually it never gets above 65C.

Okay so I guess my heat values are normal for the Turion.

The only thing that annoys me with my Turion (its an Asus A6K) is the fan loudness. A friend of mine has a Turion X2 and theirs is just about silent, makes mine sound like a lawnmower, that's only really annoying thing.

[OffHand]

Okay so I guess my heat values are normal for the Turion.

The only thing that annoys me with my Turion (its an Asus A6K) is the fan loudness. A friend of mine has a Turion X2 and theirs is just about silent, makes mine sound like a lawnmower, that's only really annoying thing.

Buy a Zalman cpu fan. Cooler Master has silent case fans.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/

[Kateikyoushi]

Between 40-60C depending on clockspeed and load and ambient temperature, fanless ULV 1ghz PM.

[PartisanEntity]

Buy a Zalman cpu fan. Cooler Master has silent case fans.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/

For the laptop? :)

[maniacmusician]

my E6600 usually runs at around 27-29 degrees Celsius when it's idling. It's at 29 right now. It's not really "idle"; I'm running a virtual machine. But it's not a huge load for the processor either. I've gotten it up to around 34 before without really trying.

[igknighted]

Okay so I guess my heat values are normal for the Turion.

The only thing that annoys me with my Turion (its an Asus A6K) is the fan loudness. A friend of mine has a Turion X2 and theirs is just about silent, makes mine sound like a lawnmower, that's only really annoying thing.

The older turions may indeed run a bit hotter than the newer X2's do, I think this is a result of AMD switching to a 90nm process (although I don't know a lot about the turion, so I don't know when that line made the switch). Also, keep in mind the design of your laptop will significantly affect your CPU temps. Laptops typically have very poor airflow, and if you is less than ideal then you CPU temps could be very high indeed.

[smbm]

37 celsius fully loaded (I run folding@home)

[Mr Wrath]

...I haven't checked how hot mine is running...but I thought this might be an interesting watch for some of you.

Over-Clocking PC to 5GHz...:popcorn:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/149362/overclocking_to_5ghz/
ENJOY

[Mr Wrath]

Oh...I wanted to add this due to how cold they get the machine.

[kevinf311]

Obviously that 10C is not correct and I even doubt the 22C is.

Yeah, I didn't believe it when it registered that at first either. Seeing as 10 Degrees Celsius is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit which is about 20 degrees F lower than room temperature. I used a separate temperature probe to verify the temperature the computer was giving me. The probe on the heatsink was slightly lower than the reported temperature.

The 22 is right about where we keep our house (in the winter).

The 10 degrees Celsius is at idle, I'm not at my computer (I'm in MD) so I can't load test it. At idle I'm using maybe 2% of my processor, scaled to 1GHz. I think it's reasonable to have a CPU that isn't doing anything be below room temperature when it is attached to something that draws heat from it.

[laredo7mm]

My AMD X2 4200+ runs at 48-50C under full load and my two AMD X2 3800+ run at about 42-44C under full load. I don't know what the idle temp is, I am too busy folding. ;) Those temps are on the stock heat sink and fan. Each CPU is 5% OC'd. I am waiting for my AC Freezers to come in and try yo get a bit more Hz.


...I think it's reasonable to have a CPU that isn't doing anything be below room temperature when it is attached to something that draws heat from it.

That is not possible with conventional heat sinks and air cooling. You can never get below ambient (room) temperatures. The best that you could ever do is get the CPU down to the temperature of your cooling "fluid." That fluid can be air, water, etc.

[kevinf311]

Well, when I return to Atlanta I will retest it with external temperature probes again and post back the results.

[yabbadabbadont]

/home/bubba $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 10
model name : AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2800+
stepping : 0
cpu MHz : 2133.812
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up ts
bogomips : 4271.45

48 C idle, 60 C at 100% CPU for extended periods of time.

[RandomJoe]

Core 2 Duo E6600, stock cooler/fan but w/ Arctic Silver instead of that stupid thermal "pad" Intel put on there. Idles 35-37C, hottest I've ever seen it (full load, gaming) is 40C.

I could get the temp down a tad more, but I turned on the "thermal throttling" on the fans so they don't run full speed unless needed.

The hot parts on my system are - of course - the video cards. I have two passive-cooled (but BIG heat sinks) GeForce 7600 GS cards, they are running around 55C.

[DrainBead]

12 4 quad PowerPC CPU's, freon cooled are running at -14C at the load they are running at which is full load.

My workstation is running at 22C with watercooling and an interconnection to the cooling system, i have no idea about my laptop but it gets kinda hot so, heh, a lot more.

[Bram77]

My Processor (Athlon64 3200+ 1MB cache; stock = 2Ghz) is running waterchilled @ 2,4Ghz 42 Degrees idle. 50 Degrees after 1 hour full load. Acceptable. My watherchilled collance case is running in mode 1. There are three modes. In mode 3 it hits 30 Degrees idle and 43 under full load.

[nero_86]

My Processor (Athlon64 3200+ 1MB cache; stock = 2Ghz) is running waterchilled @ 2,4Ghz 42 Degrees idle. 50 Degrees after 1 hour full load. Acceptable. My watherchilled collance case is running in mode 1. There are three modes. In mode 3 it hits 30 Degrees idle and 43 under full load.What case are you using? I want to change mine when upgrading the cpu :)

[diskotek]

hp compaq nx6110,intel centrino 1.7 (i think), accordingto my conky it's between 40-45 celcius.

[Engnome]

Core 2 duo E6300 with stock cooler.

32 celsius right now. (freshly booted computer)

Had some issues with the cooler, don't like the new screw replacement plastic thingies, one didn't set and it would overheat within minutes >: (

I recommend getting a better cooler, this one is quite loud.

[Nemix77]

AthlonXP Mobile 2500+ @ 2.5GHz, 40 idle - 50 load

[Bram77]

What case are you using? I want to change mine when upgrading the cpu :)

http://www.xoxide.com/koolance-pc3-426sl-case-silver.html

It's a good, simple in use, affordable and quiet (in mode 1) alternative for aircooling. But if you want to overclock to extremes and still have a quiet system you should probebly look for a more expensive solution.

[mahiyar]

When I started using folding @home which loads the cpu @100% my temperatures used to touch 77deg celcius. That was too hot. So I opened up the cpu fan and cleaned the whole thing, the temp came down to 69degree. Then I remounted the heat sink using arctic silver grease. Currently my temps are 62/63 deg cecius @ full load (running folding@home) and 45 to 48 deg celc (depending on room temp). The cooling fan and heat sink are normal solutions.

[yabbadabbadont]

48 C idle, 60 C at 100% CPU for extended periods of time.

I have since discovered the athcool program. I have no idea why my BIOS doesn't have a setting to let me enable the power saving states that athcool does. Now the machine runs 36C idle. It still gets up to 60C under heavy load, but it drops back below 40C very quickly when the load ends.

[mech7]

How do i check in linux? my laptop does feel way more hot adn noisy in linux then on windows though :confused:

[ahaslam]

Core 2 Duo E6300 overclocked to 3.15GHz, idle=30c, full load (mprime torture)=50c.
Not bad seeing as my system uses (supposedly) silent air cooling & my vga card is also well oc'd ;)

[ahaslam]

How do i check in linux? my laptop does feel way more hot adn noisy in linux then on windows though :confused:

lm sensors

[Iceni]

about 40c idle, 50 on full load.

A64 3000+ oc'ed from 1.8 to 2.4ghz, stadard fan. Good airflow in the case.

[reacocard]

Around 45 idle, 50 normal use, 70 under full load. Pentium M 1.7 Ghz.

[ahaslam]

If you have more than 20c variation between idle & max load you should consider better ventilation/cooling. Either your case temps get high (add a fan) or your cpu cooler can't cope (need a better unit).

[justinlb]

Athlon XP 2800+, idles at around 34 c, after 15 mins of dual SuperPi tests running it got up to about 60 c.

[Muppeteer]

In Linux, lm sensors shows my X2 4400+ always at 40 but in windows it's 36, 37...

I don't trust lm sensors :(

[reacocard]

If you have more than 20c variation between idle & max load you should consider better ventilation/cooling. Either your case temps get high (add a fan) or your cpu cooler can't cope (need a better unit).

It's a laptop, so I really can't do anything about it. I've never had any trouble with it though, even running it at full load for a couple hours doesn't seem to faze it.

[ahaslam]

It's a laptop, so I really can't do anything about it. I've never had any trouble with it though, even running it at full load for a couple hours doesn't seem to faze it.
If it's a laptop running standard clocks you'd assume it'd be designed to cope with it. It's just something that many people don't realise after assembling new builds or overclocking.


In Linux, lm sensors shows my X2 4400+ always at 40 but in windows it's 36, 37...
I don't trust lm sensors :(
But you do trust MS :-k
If you've the correct modules loaded, it will display the correct temp, simple.

PS. reacocard - you can always use a high performance thermal compound. I have found this to be a cheap & simple procedure to be worth about 5 degrees (why can't that be on the keyboard?) C.

[Muppeteer]

But you do trust MS :-k
If you've the correct modules loaded, it will display the correct temp, simple.

I trust whichever one is lower :)

What i meant was it is always 40 degrees no matter what i do...though when i type sensors-detect it shows 2 cores at different temps...

[insane_alien]

i had my laptop(thinkpad R50e) running full blast at -20*C once. exceptional circumstances though. i put it in an indistrial airconditioner(not for human use but to enter a reaction vessel at -120*C ) it was one chilled laptop. had to boot off a USB flash stick cos the hardrive would have got borked.

not recommended to put a laptop in a normal air conditioner as those will likely have a fair amount of moist air hich isn't good for temps below 0

[Tundro Walker]

I'm sorry, did you say something? I couldn't hear you over the sound of the sizzling bacon I've got cooking on my computer case...

[honeydew]

Intel Core 2 duo 6300(2x1.8ghz) idles at 26-28C, max I have seen it go was 35C but Ive only had her a week or so. Im also running silent fans.

[diskotek]

my cpu is running like a mad because of trickle+amule :(

[ahaslam]

i had my laptop(thinkpad R50e) running full blast at -20*C once. exceptional circumstances though. i put it in an indistrial airconditioner(not for human use but to enter a reaction vessel at -120*C ) it was one chilled laptop. had to boot off a USB flash stick cos the hardrive would have got borked.

not recommended to put a laptop in a normal air conditioner as those will likely have a fair amount of moist air hich isn't good for temps below 0

How did the LCD screen work :-k

[Macintosh Sauce]

My Mac Pro runs CPU A @ 36 degrees Celsius and CPU B @ 37 degrees Celsius. Ambient temp is 27 degrees Celsius. I run Ubuntu 7.04 in VMware Fusion on the Mac with one CPU (Intel Xeon 5160 @ 3.00 GHz dual core) dedicated to the virtual environment. It is quite fast too!

[motoperpetuo]

this thread is of particular interest to me because, after recently installing mint on my laptop, my CPU fan was on all the time, no matter how hot or cool my CPU was running. very, very annoying and didn't happen in windows or in feisty (if i remember correctly, and it's so annoying that i think i'd have noticed).

so, through the generous help of many linux people more experienced than me on this forum and others, i was able to figure out how use crontab to run a shell script once a minute to check my CPU temperature and start the fan if it's over 50 degrees (celsius, i would assume). The same script shuts the fan off when the CPU heat falls below 44 degrees.

what i want to ask is if those thresholds seem acceptable. my laptop is a six-year-old gateway solo 1450 with a 1.2ghz P3 processor and 512mb RAM. it seems to run in the low-to-mid 40s when idle, in the mid-to-high 50s when watching a youtube clip. is checking the CPU temperature once a minute more or less safe? i don't think i can set crontab to check more often, but if it's reasonably safe, i think i'll stick with it. it's a really old laptop, and i'm just hoping to get by for a few months before replacing it. having the fan on all the time was slowly driving me mad.

[Mateo]

too hot, it makes me mad. practically any time I do anything even a little bit computer-intensive, my fans kick on. I hate it. I've never owned a truly quiet computer in my life. It doesn't even have to be anything grand, if I just simply load a few computer intensive applications (two web browser windows, an open office window,) the fans always kick on. And if I play a game, forget about it. Sometimes they go into super-hype mode where it sounds like my computer is on the verge of exploding.

[bobbocanfly]

My server runs about 32C when pretty much idle. No idea for my desktop. Dont really want to think about it as it is in a Packard Bell case with shocking airflow.

[Gigamo]

45°C 100% load on my E6600 at 3.4GHz. ;)

[Ebuntor]

I have to say that I got a little scared by this thread because my laptop's AMD Turion duo usually is around 60°C when idle and 68-70 when in use.

Should I be worried about overheating? My fan only starts around 70°C.

[Techwiz]

140 degrees Fahrenheit.

[CCNA_student]

You should be able to tell the fan how cool to keep the processor in the BIOS Ebuntor. And my AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2Ghz runs from 35 to 40 C.

[Kingsley]

Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 @ 1.73GHz

According to acpi -V, my temp is always 46, 50, or 52 C.

[dustman]

my toshiba A100-529 laptop has a Intel Pentium M processor. It works at about 60-70 degrees Celsius. Is that a high temperature? Not 2 months ago I changed the cooler because the processor was working at 90-100 degrees Celsius. I heard that laptop processors work at higher temperatures, but i don't know if mine is OK.

Cheers!

Radu

[alwiap]

i have an opteron 146 on my main PC, it runs at 40 C. I used to have a dual core AMD 3800+ that broke that ran 50+ C consistently, and I notice hardly any performance difference between the two.

[Ebuntor]

You should be able to tell the fan how cool to keep the processor in the BIOS Ebuntor. And my AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.2Ghz runs from 35 to 40 C.

I checked all the BIOS settings but I think it doesn't have that option.
I noticed that I actually have three sensors: two "core sensors" and a CPU sensor. The CPU is around 50C which sounds a lot more consistent with other laptops.

[gletob]

CPU: 62.25 Celsius
Motherboard: 48 Celsius
HDD1:35 Celsius

[markp1989]

49 C with cpu at 100%

[SonicSteve]

Gdesklets didn't find any temp sensors although....
AMD mobile athlon xp2200+
I recently upgraded them ram from 512 to 1gb. I was running XP on it when I did the upgrade. The system didn't overheat but the computer was getting quite hot. THe fan was spinning at Full rpm and never cooled the computer off even if you shut processes down and left it alone.
Running Ubuntu 7.10 and it runs cool unless I start giving it reason to heat up.

The skinny,
Windows = running hot with Loud fan
Ubuntu = cool and quite

[Lostincyberspace]

CPU (Atholon 4000+) = 14-20 idle 72 is the max I have achieved on it though
GPU (Nvidia 7300 LE) = 50 idle without any fans on it never seen it get much higher either
HDD (WD 160 GB) = 22 min - 30 Max

I also have a Cooler Master case which gets really good air flow, dual 60mm fan on my HDD, and 120mm fan on back. I am going to be putting in another fan on my Video card and another 120mm fan on the front and a set of three 60mm fans in a drive bay once I figure how to power it all.

[hhhhhx]

93 Celsius, once it hits 94 it shuts down :)

[klange]

My server/desktop runs at 46 degrees Celsius (used to run a LOT hotter, and it actually overheated, so I got a new heatsink, reapplied the thermal grease correctly (even upgraded to a silver oxide compound), and now it runs quite nicely) My laptop I haven't actually checked recently.

[Pethegreat]

I have an X2 +4800@2.524ghz running at 45c with stock cooler and no case fans. I had it running full load with F@H for about 8 hours.

I have a 2.4ghz P4 running around 60c. From what I have read 60c is close to the limit. The processor is 4.5 years old with stock cooling and 5 fans in the case. I have not cleaned the thing in a year. I need to clean the case and then check the temperatures.

Does thermal compound break down over time?

[FurryNemesis]

Laptop runs 60 - 80 degrees. Hot, but can't get inside without major screwdrivery.

RYQ: Yes, thermal paste slowly loses integrity over time.

[x0as]

Celeron 346 D, 35c idle, 54c 100% load

[gn2]

No mention yet of the fact that most temp measurement tools in Windows are woefully inaccurate, but Core Temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) isn't.

Core Temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) is probably the best tool for measuring CPU temps in Windows.

[NovaAesa]

Core 2 Duo T7250 on my Dell Inspiron 1525.
It runs at about 40C when Idle (which is good considering room temp is 30C). Under 100% CPU load it climbs to about 70C

[jpittack]

AMD Turion x2 tl-56
Heatsink is shared with chipset in Dell 1501. Lowest I have had it at is 27 c from when I booted up right after coming out of the winter cold. Highest was at 60 c. Idle doesn't really exist. It goes down to 35 c and then just works back up immediatly to 50 c. Only vista can push it past 50, so far as I can see.

In March its getting a cleaning and fancy compounds.

[Anduu]

AthlonXP 2200+

Right now 55C...can get near 70 under heavy load

[bufsabre666]

amd 4400+ x2 oc @ 2.9ghz

32~35 regular
40 full load

but i have alot of case fans and a huge cpu cooler

stock was like 10 c higher

[Rotarychainsaw]

amd 4400+ x2 oc @ 2.9ghz

32~35 regular
40 full load

but i have alot of case fans and a huge cpu cooler

stock was like 10 c higher

Dang! I have a X2 4400 @2.5ish. 37C normaly, but due to a economy MB I can't OC it any higher.

[bufsabre666]

Dang! I have a X2 4400 @2.5ish. 37C normaly, but due to a economy MB I can't OC it any higher.

well mine is a brisbane core and defaults at 2.5 but yeah thermaltake maxorb keeps mine nice and cool

and it was a typo its my 4800 ((the one in my sig))

[Paqman]

I put a Zalman fan on my CPU when I upgraded a while back, and it's now rock-steady at 40degC. I have to really thrash it to get it any warmer.

[D-EJ915]

The 2.2GHz dual core opteron in my Sun runs about 27°C idle and 46°C full load (at least according to hardinfo)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/enthauptet/bin/hsf.jpg

[paintba||er]

The 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo in my MacBook is usually about 50°C.

[RebounD11]

about 32 degrees idle, 35 degrees in work-load and 41 degrees while playing. It only goes up to maximum 50 degrees while multitasking (audio/video ripping and encoding, burning discs, have linuxdcpp open and/or playing).

CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @2.21GHz (scaled to necessities of the moment)
RAM 4 GB (2x2GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400 @800MHz in Dual-Channel)
Video: Asus NVidia GeForce 7600GT (256GDDR3/256bit GPU @560MHz Memory @1400MHz)

[willyboy666]

intel 7600 ulv 1.2 gh

idle 50 c with some load 55c ,full load goes up to 60 c ,freeze .

the fan doesnt hit the max over 55c ,somebody help me to change the settings
help

[miggols99]

My laptop runs at 40 C idle and 48 C with a little bit of load and 60 C is when it's really hot.

[StOoZ]

I own an AthlonXP barton 2500+ , 1.8Ghz , bought it in 2003 (if I remember correctly) , runs as is , no OC , temps are usually in between 40c (winter) - 75c (summer ,full load) , usually in the summer its around 62-66c. (now its 65c).

[Superkoop]

My CPU in a Dell Inspiron 1525 (laptop):

john@paradise:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2390 @ 1.86GHz
stepping : 13
cpu MHz : 800.000
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 10
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
bogomips : 3728.76
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2390 @ 1.86GHz
stepping : 13
cpu MHz : 800.000
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 1
cpu cores : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 10
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
bogomips : 3724.39
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:


At (almost) idle:

john@paradise:~$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +39.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +39.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

At medium load I'm about 45C, the highest I have seen it is about 55C.

[stinger30au]

my Intel Pentium 4 HT 3 GHz prescot is always hot... its a design fault.


have to pull my pc apart every 8 weeks or so and clean the fans to keep it all cool or it goes nuts when it gets hot

[meww]

Q6600 2.4ghz overclocked to 4.275 GHZ, Watercooled

vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
stepping : 11
cpu MHz : 4275.073

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +36.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +36.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0002
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 2: +31.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0003
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 3: +35.0°C (crit = +100.0°C)

[Lord Xeb]

Mine does about 50-53 idle and roun 60 when in use. I have an old pentium M running at 1.86 When I rand windows I would do about 55 idle and around 70 under use X_X

[fedex1993]

idle about 42C but when downloading and having tons of tabs open about 45C

[vishzilla]

I've a P4 3GHz. Its runs at 50-56 deg C

[dada1958]

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+

CPU Temp: +34.5°C

[Polygon]

amd athlon xp 3000+ 2.0ghz.

pretty much stays at 50-60 degrees c

[Dark Hornet]

All four cores of my Intel Q6600 usually sit at around 25-28 C at idle, but never go above 36 C under load. I am cooling them with a Thermaltake liquid system...I LOVE it!

[silkstone]

E4600 idles at 38-40C and I've not seen it above 57C.

There is a critical temperature for each CPU - and it varies a huge amount from one type to another. (It's 73C for the E4600.) Going momentarily above this won't necessarily burn it out, but it's not a good idea. I think that the general recommendation is to keep at least 20C below the critical temperature in normal use.

[Warpnow]

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +19.0°C (crit = +85.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +21.0°C (crit = +85.0°C)

[34.50]

my turion ml-32 runs at 48c at idle (40c idle on battery), and can reach 79c on load

[AllenGG]

My Athlon 64 3200, @2202 always runs around 53 -54 C, and when it's "hot" I'm getting problems, usually when I need it most. Some throttling which helps, but not enough.
So, a new system may be the answer.
What would be the "ideal" system without going off the deep end ? Cooler is better.
REF: lmsensors; cat /proc/cpuinfo

maybe I should start a thread ?:confused:

[aaaantoine]

$ lshw -class cpu && acpi -B -t
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-cpu
product: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
size: 1600MHz
capacity: 1600MHz
width: 64 bits
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy cpufreq
Thermal 1: ok, 52.0 degrees C


I've had it range from high 40s to around 70, depending on the environment and the amount of processing taking place. The 70s were recorded during my Folding@Home days.

[nick09]

description: CPU
product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
slot: Socket 754
size: 2200MHz
capacity: 3700MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow up rep_good cpufreq
Thermal 1: ok, 40.0 degrees C


I seen it go up to 119 degrees F, which is 48.36 degrees in C.

[tom66]

61 C in Ubuntu. 75 C in XP...

[mk_cafe]

On my AMD Turion ML-37 idle about 55*C, 100% usage about 95*C (isn't it too high?)

[Newuser1111]

How do I find out how hot it is?

[plb]

On my AMD Turion ML-37 idle about 55*C, 100% usage about 95*C (isn't it too high?)

My AMD Turion x2 is a beast also...it idles around 55-60 and loads high 70s and 80s

[nick09]

description: CPU
product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
slot: Socket 754
size: 2200MHz
capacity: 3700MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow up rep_good cpufreq
Thermal 1: ok, 40.0 degrees C


I seen it go up to 119 degrees F, which is 48.36 degrees in C.

New result I got 129°F which is 53.9°C.

[kerry_s]

mines 30c idle, up the 40's under load, mostly around 33c.
amd 1800+ 1.5ghz oc'ed to 1.7
air cooled 4 fans total

[skoal]

My new Intel, codenamed Palin, is running hot. Real hot. I could make cain about it, but I personally like that combination. I don't know how that translates to actual numbers though. Probably 55 to 45. I'll get back to you this November.


\\//_

[Rhubarb]

Core2Duo 2.6GHz, running 2 threads at 100% CPU usage = 54℃
At idle, I think it runs ~ 36℃

[dustman]

How do I find out how hot it is?

you could use :

acpi -t
or the commands aaaantoine posted :

lshw -class cpu && acpi -B -t

Cheers!

Radu

[dizee]

my laptop's celeron M runs at 65°c normal use, gets up to 75° under heavy loads.

[jespdj]

40 degrees Celsius when idle: 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (T9300) in my laptop. The GPU (nVidia 8600M GT): around 60 degrees Celsius when idle.

I have the Hardware Sensors Monitor applet in my top GNOME bar, which shows the temperatures of my CPU, GPU and harddisk.

[theevilhamster]

how can check mine? acpi does not work and only shoes battery info
macbook c2d with unbuntu 8.10