What temperature should my processor be running at?

Depending on the type of processor, the manufacturer, how fast it runs, where the sensor is located, and what programs it is currently running will determine the temperature of what the processor should be. However, this document should give you a general idea of what the processor should be running at as well as what is acceptable and what is not.

The majority of today's desktop processors should not exceed temperatures of 95C and most will run between 70-90C. Below are some charts of many of the processors and their average temperatures. Keep in mind this is only to give our users a general idea of what their processor should be running at. If you believe your computer is running to hot, you may wish to skip to the bottom of this document for additional details on how to get exact information about what your processor should be running at.

Processors	Average temperature
AMD Athlon	90C - 95C
AMD Athlon64	65C - 70C
AMD Athlon64 Mobile	95C - 100C
AMD Athlon MP	90C - 95C
AMD Athlon XP	85C - 90C
AMD Duron	85C - 95C
AMD Opteron	65C - 71C
AMD Sempron	90C - 95C
AMD K5	60C - 70C
AMD K6	65C - 70C
AMD K6 Mobile	80C - 85C
AMD K7 Thunderbird	70C - 95C
Intel Pentium II	65C - 75C
Intel Pentium III	60C - 85C
Intel Celeron	67C - 85C
Intel Pentium Mobile	100C
Intel Pentium Pro	80C - 85C