Real Temp

Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core and Quad Core processors. Each core on these processors has a digital thermal sensor (DTS) that reports temperature data relative to TjMax which is the safe maximum operating core temperature for the CPU. As your CPU heats up, your Distance to TjMax will decrease. If it reaches zero your processor will start to throttle or slow down so maximizing your distance away from TjMax will help your computer run at full speed and more reliably too.

Main Features

• Reads temperature information from all Intel Core based processors.
• Ability to individually calibrate Real Temp for each core of your CPU.
• Program is based on temperature data gathered using a Fluke 62 IR Thermometer.
• Test Sensors feature will check your DTS sensors for any sign of problems.
• Keeps track of Minimum and Maximum temperatures with full logging features.
• Reporting and logging of the Intel PROCHOT# thermal throttle activity bit.
• Quick, very accurate and repeatable benchmark.
• Displays MHz, TjMax, VID, CPUID, APIC ID and Calibration settings.
• No installation or registry modifications required.
• Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (32/64 bit)

Forums

• Discussion Thread at XtremeSystems

Screenshots

Documentation

See the Installation & Calibration Page.

Downloads

The latest version is available in the downloads section.

Changes in Version 2.70

• Redesigned user interface (GUI) with larger temperature fonts.
• Added a movable Mini-Mode that is turned on and off with a double left mouse click on the GUI.
• Added an Anchor position so the GUI will move to a fixed screen position after a double right mouse click.
• Anchor position can be customized by holding down the Shift key while double right clicking.
• The correct physical core order of Quad core processors is now reported based on APIC ID.
• Added reporting of Minimum and Maximum VID as well as current VID.
• A new user selectable high temperature alarm with two alarms for Quad core processors.
• More accurate MHz calculation as well as FSB and CPU multiplier reporting.
• New program Up Time feature.
• Bug fix for log file output when using a Single or Dual core processor.
• Fixed and improved the Default button in the Settings window.
• Button labels and functionality changed in Settings window to follow the Windows style guide.
• Improved multi-threading and memory usage for better long term stability.
• Start Minimized option improved for better Vista support. See the documentation for more info.
• Option to save the Log file in .CSV format for easy Excel support.
• Gamer Mode temporarily retired.

Changes in Version 2.60

• Added a new Settings screen where all adjustments can be made in real time including TjMax.
• Temperatures of any core are now displayed in the System Tray area. Thanks W1zzard!
• 4 font options for the System Tray.
• Choice of Current, Minimum, Maximum or Average termperature displayed in the System Tray.
• Test Sensors feature improved to increase repeatability.
• CPU real time MHz calculation was re-worked for better SetFSB / ClockGen support.
• Calibration options now include one digit after the decimal point for finer adjustments.
• Experimental Gamer Mode introduced which allows core temperatures to be seen in some games.

Changes in Version 2.5 

• Added minimize to System Tray support.
• Correctly reports CPU MHz for the new 45nm processors.
• Displays CPU voltage identification (VID).
• Start minimized option and now opens and closes in the same location.

Changes in Version 2.41 

• adjustable Idle calibration for each core and expanded range from -3 to 3.
• adjustable TjMax for each core.
• log interval options expanded from 1 to 60 seconds.
• a change of timers used for the benchmark feature to better support overclocking from within Windows.
• Reset button added to the gui to reset minimum and maximum temperatures.
• better support of the Enter and Tab keys.