Comments on: Intel Core i7 Temperatures

By: ViV

ViV — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:06:00 +0000

thank you for clearing this up. i was panicking reading my core temps. they were around 48-51′C in 2 minutes of loading windows. around 50′C having just a few browser windows open. and around 70′C when watching a movie.
i have an asus U36SD-RX138V. and keep getting a blue screen. i was thinking it overheated, because i’ve tried putting on 2 different RAM.

By: Rksgrit

Rksgrit — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:22:00 +0000

Great article,so glad I found it.It should be a “sticky” with google when entering “Correct intel i7 Temp”.Im running a Dell XPS L502x with an i7 2630qm for “Audio Recording:DAW-cakewalk SONAR X1c EX.”My temps go as high as 80C. but usually 45 to 60,with a double USB “under case fans” positioned over vent slots near[underside] the left side exhaust and another vent near the JBL subwoofer.These fans are always on,as soon as USB is engaged,they also have a port on the fans chassis so I dont lose the use of the USB port the fan took.The internal fan almost NEVER even switches on unless above 59C.My desktop[not yet arrived] is i7 2600K and will have “extra” cooling as I hope to OC to 4GHz to 4.4GHz.Very useful article THANK YOU.RK.

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By: Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:36:41 +0000

This is the only article on i7 temps anyone can find on Internet. Thanks. Although it´s about desktop CPU, an i7 is an i7, anyway. I have a MSI lappy with the already old (!) i7 740QM, and was having a lot of headaches about temps, because I simply could not find a commom sense. While some people thinks 80C + is normal, others think it should be kept under 60ºC. I´ve purchased IC Diamond paste, but woudn´t have the nerve to repaste myself. Then I found this page… so my lappy, wich tops at 65ºC under full load, like 2 hrs gaming, is doing a formidable job, isn´t it? I had to work a lot to finally buy it, and I need it lasts at least 2 years, until I save enough for a new one.
Greetz.

By: Matt Bolard

Matt Bolard — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:58:00 +0000

I’m using a core i7 2620m dual core processor. When i play video games on it, it will usually spike to about 70-75 degrees Celsius. Does anyone have the same model and could help me out?

By: Bill Ross

Bill Ross — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:22 +0000

While idling with the stock heatsink, my i7 2600 will run at about 30~35 C. However, on a hot day, encoding a blu ray with Handbrake will send the temperatures to around 85~90 C. I am weary about running this for 2 hours at a time at such high temperatures.

By: Jon Bach

Jon Bach — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:12:32 +0000

Rahul, I wouldn’t worry about that too much. Those temperatures are high, but not what I’d consider dangerous. This article was geared towards desktop CPUs, and we have experienced laptops being a bit hotter under load. Make sure you’re on a hard flat surface when gaming, as that helps with ventilation. Also make sure to clean your vents regularly as the intakes will tend to gather dust quickly.

By: Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:58:19 +0000

I am having inetl core i7 2630qm processor and while playing certain games the temperature as measured by hwmonitor reaches around 85 to 90. As you have already mentioned the safe temperature is 80 so how unsafe the mentioned temperature range is for my notebook ?

By: ArmondG56

ArmondG56 — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:03:40 +0000

My Core i7 920 runs at 40c idle and when video encoding it gets up to 80c at 100% Cpu load. I’ve had the 920 since December 2008 with no problems and quite a few video encodings over the 2 1/2 years. I am using a Zalman heatsink.