Chainbolt at OCAU discovered a new tool for monitoring Core 2 Duo cpu temps called Intel Thermal Analysis Tool (TAT) http://anonforums.com/builds/TAT.zip

Looks interesting, for my E6700 B1 on Asus P5W DH @3600Mhz - 10x360fsb at 1.4v bios at idle, TAT reported 2-3C hotter than Coretemp app but under TAT 100% load test, TAT reported 2-5C cooler than Coretemp app.

Idle:


Load:
Using TAT's 100% cpu work load test on both cores.


Post Load idle:
Again at idle, TAT reports 1-3C hotter than Coretemp app. But look at Asus PC Probe2 at 27C idle heh.


Dual Stressprime 'Orthos' Small FFTs Load:
Seems dual Stressprime doesn't generate as much heat as TAT's 100% cpu work load test. But again, under full cpu load, TAT reported upto 5C cooler than Coretemp app.

Coretemp load = 65C
TAT load = 60C
Asus PC Probe2 = 51C



So break down for idle to load and delta temps for:

Coretemp
cpu0 idle = 34-35C
cpu1 idle = 37-39C
cpu0 TAT load = 66-68C
cpu1 TAT load = 66-68C
cpu0 Stressprime load = 65C
cpu1 Stressprime load = 65C

TAT
cpu0 idle = 36-37C
cpu1 idle = 40C
cpu0 TAT load = 65-66C
cpu1 TAT load = 64-66C
cpu0 Stressprime load = 59-60C
cpu1 Stressprime load = 59-62C

Asus PC Probe2
cpu idle = 27C
cpu Stressprime load = 51C

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Throw in Everest Ultimate Edition v3.01 in and it reports both cpu diode and core temps which seem to correspend exactly to Asus PC Probe2 and Coretemp app reported load temps.

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Nice one again eva, I was wondering about this one.

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test it out on your VapoLS cooled cpu.. interesting to see if any of the apps report negative temps

Here's at 1hr mark

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Arrrgh,
Just when i thought i had found the ultimately accurate core temp a utility from the chip maker itself argues.
Who do we trust

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