CPU Maximum Temperatures

The temperature of each processor type is usually described detail in the website vendors such as AMD and Intel processors. Always try to keep at least 20C below this value if you can. Below is a table showing you the critical temperatures for most of the CPU's we use today.

Please be aware that as faster models are released even under the same name the thermal requirements may change. this table is meant for a guide only. Critical temperature is often referred as Critical Case temperature as CPU core temperatures are difficult to report accurately.

CPU	Critical Temperature
AMD Series



AMD Sempron
AMD Sempron(T-bred/Barton core)	90°C
AMD Sempron (Paris core)	70°C
AMD Sempron (Manila)	69°C/78°C
AMD Mobile Sempron	95°C



AMD Athlon
AMD Athlon (socket) up to 1Ghz	90°C
AMD Athlon (slot)	70°C
AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1Ghz+	95°C
AMD Athlon MP 1.33Ghz+	95°C
AMD Athlon XP 1.33Ghz+	90°C
AMD Athlon XP T-Bred upto 2100+	90°C
AMD Athlon XP T-Bred over 2100+	85°C
AMD Athlon XP Barton	85°C
AMD Athlon 64	70°C
AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 939, 1.4 volts)	65°C
AMD Athlon 64 FX (sledgehammer)	70°C
AMD Athlon FX (San Diego + Windsor)	63°C
AMD Athlon X2 (Manchester + Toledo)	65°C
AMD Athlon X2 (Windsor)	70°C-72°C
AMD Athlon X2 (Brisbane)(1.25v)	78°C



AMD Phenom
AMD Phenom	70°C
AMD Phenom X3	70°C
AMD Phenom X4 (9100, 9750, 9850)	61°C
AMD Phenom X4 (9550, 9650)	70°C





Intel Series



Intel Celeron
Celeron D (Prescott)	67°C
Celeron D (Cedar Mill)	69.2°C
Mobile Celeron	100°C



Intel Pentium D
Pentium D (Smithfield 805, 820)	63°C
Pentium D (Smithfield 830, 840)	69.8°C
Pentium D (Presler 915, 920, 930, 945, 960)	63.4°C
Pentium D (Presler 940, 950)	68.6°C


Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe E4500, E4600, E4700)	73.3°C
Intel core 2 Duo (Conroe E4300, E4400, E6300, E6400)	61.4°C
Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe E6xxx)	60.1°C
Intel Core 2 Duo (Wolfdale Series)	72.4°C
Mobile Core 2 Duo	100°C


Intel Core 2 Extreme
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Conroe)	60.4°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Kentsfield Q6700)	71°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Kentsfield Q6600)	62.2°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Kentsfield QX6700, QX6850)	64.5°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Kentsfield QX6800)	54.8°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Yorkfiled Q9300, Q9450, Q9550)	71.4°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Yorkfield QX9650)	64.5°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Yorkfield QX9770)	55.5°C
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Hypertown QX9775)	63°C


Intel Itanium 2
Intel Itanium 2 below 1Ghz	66°C
Intel Itanium 2 1Ghz - 1.6Ghz	83°C

The above list is not an absolute value, because in other sites such as hardwaresecrets, but sometimes there are several different maximum temperatures. But at least the list above gives us the approximate maximum temperature the CPU, so we can keep the processor temperature remains normal (average below 50 ° C)

Then to keep the damage, usually in the setting or the BIOS settings there are options to adjust how the maximum temperature limit of the processor. If pengeturan is enabled, the processor when the temperature reaches a certain value, sometimes the computer will automatically turn off, to prevent damage to the processor.

Source : http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk