Normal CPU Temp

Do you work on your computer for more than 12 hours? Many people today are directly dependent on their computers because most of them either work online or have their business that requires them to make transactions online. Computers have really become an integral part of our personal and professional life but in order to make it work efficiently for us we need to take a good care of our computer hardware so that they are in good condition and can provide us with good performance which is what we expect from any working computer.

Since our computers are constantly working we need to ensure that the temperature inside the CPU is normal because overheating can damage the hardware permanently. However, the question is what should be the normal temperature inside any CPU? For any computer expert it would be difficult to pinpoint at one particular temperature because every computer has a different configuration and different processor and therefore it depends on various processors. Normally you can check the temperature in the BIOS as well but that would not be the correct temperature because the PC is not running with full load at that moment.

Below is the table that shows some of the top processors available in the market and the maximum temperature under which they can work efficiently. Please keep in mind that you want your processor to be running well BELOW these temperatures.

Intel CPU Model	Maximum Temp	AMD CPU Model	Maximum Temp
Core Duo Models	100 Degree Celsius	Athlon 64	65 – 71 Deg. Celsius
Core Solo Models	100 Degree Celsius	Athlon 64 FX	56 – 63 Deg. Celsius
Pentium M Models	100 Degree Celsius	Athlon 64 X2	63 – 75 Deg. Celsius
Core 2 Duo Models	60 – 72 Degree Celsius	Sempron Soquete 462	90 Degree Celsius
Core 2 Quad Models	62.2 Degree Celsius	Sempron Soquete AM2	55 – 69 Deg. Celsius
Core 2 Extreme	64 – 100 Degree Celsius	Opteron 1XX	65 – 70 Deg. Celsius
Pentium Dual Core	73 – 100 Degree Celsius	Opteron 2XX	67 – 71 Deg. Celsius