Show all Show less. Need more help? Give Feedback. Did you find this information useful? Thank you. The Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool is a free application used to verify the functionality of an Intel microprocessor.
PerfMonitor is a processor performance monitoring tool that allows you to track the frequency of four events chosen in a set of model-specific list. TMonitor displays the active clock of each individual core of the processor. CPU-Z is a freeware application that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. A free memory test tool provided by Microsoft. A complete PC diagnostics software utility that assists you while installing, optimizing or troubleshooting your computer.
HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors: voltages, temperatures, fans speed. A software tool that simultaneously stress tests all the main subsystems of a computer, for endurance, reliability, and stability.
SpeedFan monitors voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source application that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load, and clock speeds of a computer. HWiNFO32 is a hardware information and diagnostic tool supporting the latest components, industry technologies, and standards.
Hardware sensors monitor uses sensor chips on smart motherboards to track system and CPU core temperatures, voltages, and cooling fans. PassMark PerformanceTest allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using different speed tests, and compare the results to other computers. Speccy gives you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer, including CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics cards, hard disks, optical drives, and audio support. Benchmark programs that run intense tests that strain even the latest hardware.
One such utility is RealTemp. Screenshot of RealTemp Monitoring Screen. One further piece of useful information this utility also shows is the distance in degrees that the current CPU temperature is away from TJ Max or maximum junction temperature. Once TJ Max is reached, the processor is running too hot and will begin to throttle itself back so as to prevent permanent damage. RealTemp also keeps track of historically observed minimum and maximum temperature, which can be seen at the bottom of the main window.
RealTemp is quite configurable and a host of options are available to the user under the Settings menu bottom right most button. Once there, one can adjust Idle Calibration, the TJ Max temperature, and setup various notifications. More recent versions of the utility will now also provide basic GPU monitoring more on that in the next section. Screenshot of RealTemp Settings. While the primary purpose of this software is to help you tweak and tune your Intel processor from inside the operating system, it can be used for monitoring as well.
For graphics card specific temperature monitoring and information, a great free utility has been developed called GPU-Z. To make things even nicer, the utility also displays the current BIOS and driver versions of the card that is being monitored. Temperature information is displayed on the next tab, which is the Sensors tab.
The tool is useful for users who want a low maintenance temperature monitor. You can download the day free trial. Rainmeter is a free, open-source CPU temp monitor for Windows. There is a range of skins that make this possible. Skins are essentially small tools that you can customize the layout of. The user can create monitoring skins , use one of the starter packs or install a plugin. For example, the CoreTemp plugin allows the user to pull information from the CoreTemp application.
The advantage of doing this is that you can use skins to control how you see information on the screen. Skins are drag-and-drop so you can create a custom monitoring panel for better visibility. Rainmeter is available from Windows 7 to Windows CPU temperature monitors make it easier to monitor the heat of an entire network of devices. Implementing regular hardware monitoring with CPU monitors will make sure your devices stay available year-round.
It is much easier to install a monitoring tool. A CPU temperature of 70 degrees Celsius is normal when the computer is very active. A high temperature implies that the CPU is not really idle, but has a heavy workload put on it by background tasks and services. If the CPU monitor shows that this is not the case, then the high temperature could be a sign of a broken fan.
If you have a graphics processing unit in your computer, you can see its temperature in the Task Manager of Windows There are many factors to be taken into account when working out what is an acceptable CPU temperature. However, as a rule of thumb, for an Intel processor, a temperature of more than 40 degrees Celsius when it is inactive is worrying and a temperature of more than 85 degrees Celsius when it is under full load is a cause for concern.
For Intel processors, generally, the normal CPU temperature at full load is between 50 and 60 degrees Celsius. Intel Celeron processors run hotter at about 65 to 80 degrees Celsius under full load. Picking a different temperature monitoring package might solve the problem.
There are a number of factors in the chain of activity that goes into temperature reporting and if one of them is faulty, you will get an incorrect report, so CPU temperature monitoring can go wrong. To work out whether the temperature monitor is giving incorrect reports, look for illogical results. For example, if your CPU registers no activity and the fan is working properly but the monitor says that the temperature is high, the monitor is probably wrong.
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We are reader supported and may receive a commission when you make purchases using the links on our site. How hot is your computer? If your employees are noticing machines slowing down or failing then overheating could be the reason why.
Tim Keary Network administration expert. Excessive use can lead to high CPU temperatures and alerts in the monitor trigger alarms when activity gets too intense. Start a day free trial. Site24x7 Infrastructure This package of monitoring systems covers servers, networks, cloud services, and logs.
HWMonitor A hardware monitoring tool with temperature and fan speed monitoring. Open Hardware Monitor An open-source hardware monitoring platform. It monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load, and clock speeds. The tool comes with real-time monitoring capabilities and a customizable alert system.
Atera A cloud-based remote monitoring and management platform that includes device and server monitoring for a range of metrics, such as CPU metrics. SpeedFan A piece of software that monitors the voltage, fan speed, and temperature of computers. It also allows the user to control fan speeds and reduce noise. AIDA64 Extreme Hardware monitor with support for over different types of sensors that can monitor temperature, voltage, fan speed, and power.
It is available for all bit and bit versions of Windows. It includes customizable skins that you can use to build a unique monitoring environment. We analyzed the following features of each tool: Includes temperature read-outs per core Identifies motherboard temperature Includes thresholds on CPU temperature and a connected alert mechanism Can also monitor fan speed and status Additionally monitors processor activity Shows the CPU clock speed Allows a free period for assessment Offers good value for money with respect to the number of functions the software provides.
Pros: Utilizes simple yet effective alarms for long term proactive CPU temperature monitoring Part of a larger toolset specifically designed network admins and IT technicians that contains tons of additional troubleshooting tools Alerts can be set to email, SMS, or webhook to fit into virtually any alerting platform Uses autodiscovery to find new devices on a network automatically Can accurately measure the temperature of PC, server, or server host.
Cons: Would like to see a longer trial period to test all of the tools. Download: Get day Free Trial solarwinds. Pros: Allows admins to scale their monitoring efforts easily using the PRTG ecosystem Can be configured to measure only temperature, and then easily modified to expand that scope Pricing is based on the number of sensors, giving it scalability and flexibility for any size network Features a number of pre-configured sensors that are ready to use out-of-box Allows users to build their own sensors based on their individual needs Uses CPU load monitoring for devices without thermometers.
Cons: Is a feature-rich platform so be prepared for a learning curve. Pros: Bundles together a range of system monitors A great option for small businesses No need to run any software on your premises to get this monitoring service.
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