6700k idle temps?

[idata]

Hello, i recently build my new skylake system and while everything seems to be working fine, there is something weird with idle temp.

With an ambient temp of around 24-25c, it is impossible to have the cores running below that and even less with an air cooling, but it is showing:

core0:23c

core1:25c

core2:21c

core3:22c

Only the cpu package shows what i believe would be the correct idle temp:

cpu package:27c

so, do i have a faulty dts sensors? Does this makes load temps show incorrectly too?

Do i need to return it to the store??

[idata · Accepted solution]

Hello, Glyk:

According to the processor specification, http://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz Intel® Core™ i7-6700K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz) Specifications, your numbers are just fine. What you call CPU package is translated to TCASE temperature, for this one the maximum is 64°C and your report says 27°C that means that your processor is working fine. Bear in mind that for the cores there will always be one with a higher temperature than the others and this is because that specific core handles more traffic.

Regards,

Amy.