A compunurse touching the core is accurate at measuring temps of the outside of the core. Insocket thermistors are a joke and should be disregarded altogether. Mobo's that read the on die senson in the cpu are accurate at reading the temps from the CENTER of the core. An on die reading will yeild about a 7-10C difference (hotter) than a compunurse touching the core. The reason is one is measuring the INSIDE of the core (on die) and one is measuring the outer surface of the core.
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