![]() ![]() If you still can't find it, select the cog icon to enter the Settings menu, and then tick the box next to Temperatures at the top of the page. If you don't see the CPU temperature straight away, scroll down to find it under the CPU heading. Step 3: Your CPU will be listed in degrees Celsius, as Current, Minimum, Maximum, and Average, letting you know how your CPU temperature changes over time and workload. ![]() Laptop Deals Under $500: Save on HP, Lenovo, and Dell today Ranking all 12 versions of Windows, from worst to best This Lenovo Legion gaming PC with an RTX 3080 is $750 off Here, we’ll show you how to check your CPU temperature in Windows 10. If you’re still using Windows 7, these steps will work as well. Check your CPU temperature with monitoring software You’ve got two options at this stage: check your CPU temp with a dedicated monitoring program - the simpler option - or figure it out on your own in your computer’s UEFI/BIOS settings. Intel and AMD, two popular CPU manufacturers, both offer CPU monitoring software for their products. For an all-purpose solution, you can try Core Temp, a popular and free third-party option. Many people use it while stress-testing their CPU - a process in which you run your computer at full speed for a prolonged period of time to evaluate its performance and check its reliability under high load and temperature. Here’s how to use Core Temp on your computer:ĭownload Core Temp and install it. Note that unless you uncheck the corresponding box during installation, the program will also install a desktop shortcut for a browser game called Goodgame Empire. Installing Core Temp will also open a helpful. TXT document with detailed instructions on using the program. Open Core Temp and focus on the bottom of the window, where it says “Core #0”. Depending on how many CPU cores your computer has, your window may look slightly different than ours. Moving from left to right, Core Temp tells you four important things about the temperature of each CPU core:Ĭheck your CPU temperature in your UEFI/BIOS If you want to view your readings in Fahrenheit, you can find that option in Options > Settings > Display. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a behind-the-scenes area of your operating system that contains your firmware settings. In newer computers running Windows 10, the BIOS has been replaced with an updated counterpart known as UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Functionally, UEFI and BIOS are the same. If you have an older machine, you can access your BIOS by pressing a specific key or key combination as your computer boots. Usually, this is F12, F2, Esc, or Delete - your computer will tell you during its bootup process what to press to open BIOS (or Setup). On newer computers, you can reach your UEFI by opening the Windows menu in the lower-left corner of your screen, clicking Power, holding the Shift key, and selecting Restart. Your computer will reset and display a series of menus: choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings, then click Restart.Ĭhecking your temps in the UEFI/BIOS is inconvenient for a couple of reasons. For one, your computer needs to restart, which means that you’ll need to stop whatever else you’re doing. Also, you can’t monitor your temps over time in the UEFI/BIOS - you’ll see only a one-time snapshot. That’s why we recommend using a software option while Windows is up and running. How to monitor your CPU temperature over timeĬhecking your temps once is nice, but it’s not going to provide you with much useful information. To get a fuller picture of your computer’s health, you’ll want to monitor your CPU temperature over time. ![]()
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