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Originally Posted by Badness 
Either intel cores have more variance than AMD, or my mounting job is off. 52C max on core 0 and 60C on core 2! The package is reading out at 62C max! My old 955 had a max differential of 1C, maybe 2C if it was somewhere early on the test. It seems to no longer be going up, and from what I can tell at the Sandy Stable club, max temps in the 50's and 60's is pretty darn good!

Either intel cores have more variance than AMD, or my mounting job is off. 52C max on core 0 and 60C on core 2! The package is reading out at 62C max! My old 955 had a max differential of 1C, maybe 2C if it was somewhere early on the test. It seems to no longer be going up, and from what I can tell at the Sandy Stable club, max temps in the 50's and 60's is pretty darn good!
Nope, its perfectly normal for there to be a difference in core temps on your i5. They just do that, where as Phenom II's seem to be with in 1c of each other. I have no clue why this is, but it is.



















































