Where does the mid 2015 MB pro 15in retina draw its CPU core temp monitoring data from? I would like to resolve discrepancies seen betw when Catalina is active, or windows10. The built-in catalina temp mon. always shows a temp about 5-10 deg C LOWER than the 3rd-party windows monitors I use (speccy & wise). None are critically near upper end, but clarity is important.
-is intel the best place to get an answer on this? Thank you.
Try using Macs Fan Control as there is a version for macOS and Windows.
Tx. HWTech. I looked it up & it is not freeware. In a prof. setting, the prices are ok, but that's not the case for me. And, since posting, I found another v. reliable (I think) free prg, intel's own PowerGadget 3.5. With this, speccy's temp monitor tray item (since removed as unneeded now), and Wise's system monitor which has a little & v. complete toolbar which I keep always on, I had 3 reference pts on temp ck that I believe are all v. reliable. They all agreed w/in 2 deg C, which for my uses falls into the "accurate enough" category, and assure me that my macbook's CPU continues running well in the middle of temp range.
where does the cpu temp get monitored?
