Temperatures
The following temperatures are maximum values while running 3DMark Vantage Performance.
- A: Ambient temperature
- B: The probe is between 2 MOSFETs
- C: The probe is betweent 2 fins of the MOSFETs heatsink
- D: The probe is between 2 fins of the NorthBridge heatsink
Motherboard |
A |
B |
C |
D |
ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme |
24°C |
30.9°C |
29.9°C |
35.8°C |
ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme OC |
24°C |
35.7°C |
34.9°C |
41.5°C |
ASUS M5A99X Evo Stock |
24°C |
39.9°C |
35.7°C |
36.5°C |
Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P Stock |
24°C |
40.7°C |
34.9°C |
36.6°C |
ASRock M3A790GXH/128M Stock |
24°C |
43.1°C |
N/A |
36°C |
DFI LanParty DK 790FXB-M3H5 Stock |
24°C |
44.2°C |
40.7°C |
40.7°C |
Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P OC |
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ASUS M5A99X Evo OC |
24°C |
45.7°C |
41.4°C |
41.4°C |
ASUS M4A78T-E Stock |
24°C |
44.3°C |
36.5°C |
47.8°C |
ECS A890GXM-A2 Stock |
24°C |
49.3°C |
36.6°C |
40.6°C |
ASRock M3A790GXH/128M OC |
24°C |
50.1°C |
N/A |
40°C |
ASUS M4A78-HTPC (DDR2-800-CL4)
Stock |
24°C |
52°C |
N/A |
39.4°C |
ASUS M4A78T-E OC |
24°C |
51.0°C |
38.2°C |
48.3°C |
ECS A890GXM-A2 OC |
24°C |
61°C |
40.8°C |
43.1°C |
ASUS M4A78-HTPC (DDR2-800-CL4)
OC |
24°C |
65°C |
N/A |
43.1°C |
DFI LanParty DK 790FXB-M3H5 OC |
24°C |
63°C |
50°C |
44.9°C |
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lower is better
|
The following temperatures were recorded by FurMark after
three minutes of stability test.
Both fans of the graphics cards have been set to 70 percent of their maximum
rotation speed.
Motherboard |
GTX 275 on slot 1 |
GTX 275 on slot 2 |
ASUS M5A99X Evo |
88°C |
87°C |
ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme |
88°C |
87°C |
Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P |
88°C |
87°C |
DFI LanParty DK 790FXB-M3H5 |
87°C |
88°C |
ECS A890GXM-A2 |
88°C |
88°C |
ASUS M4A78T-E |
89°C |
89°C |
ASRock M3A790GXH/128M |
104°C |
88°C |
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lower is better |
The slot 1 is
the one just below the socket.
We can see that both cards has same temperatures, which is very good.
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