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What's new in Core Temp 1.18.1

Sep 25, 2023
  • Fix: Do not display TDP and TjMax for Zen and Zen+ CPUs
  • Fix: Incorrect BCLK on legacy (Pre-Zen) AMD CPUs
  • Fix: Check for updates feature

New in Core Temp 1.18.0 (Dec 4, 2022)

  • New: AMD Zen 4, Zen 3 APU and Zen 2 APU support
  • New: Intel Raptor Lake and Alder Lake support
  • New: TDP, TjMax, multiplier range detection on desktop AMD Zen platforms
  • Fix: Address the kernel-mode driver vulnerability/exploitation issues
  • Fix: Redesign Bclk detection on all AMD platforms starting from the Phenom series
  • Fix: Workaround the Bclk detection issues on Intel Skylake and newer series
  • Fix: Bclk detection on older Intel platforms, utilizing x2Apic configuration
  • Fix: Thread count on Intel hybrid architectures (Raptor/Alder Lake)
  • Fix: Improve support for multiple older AMD and Intel processors
  • Fix: Base multiplier detection on AMD Zen processors
  • Fix: Incorrect temperature on AMD Zen processors (missing -49C offset)
  • Fix: Engineering Sample recognition on newer Intel processors
  • Fix: Multiple minor bugs

New in Core Temp 1.17.1 (Apr 12, 2021)

  • Fix: Crash on some AMD Opteron/FX/APU A-series (Bulldozer based) CPUs
  • Fix: Crash on old versions of Windows

New in Core Temp 1.17 (Apr 4, 2021)

  • New: AMD Zen 3 and Zen 2 APU support
  • New: Intel Rocket Lake support
  • New: Preliminary Alder Lake support
  • New: Very preliminary Meteor Lake support
  • Fix: "Unsupported CPU" message when only some cores have HT enabled
  • Fix: Epyc Rome/Threadripper 3rd gen Platform detection
  • Fix: Gemini Lake platform detection
  • Fix: Whiskey Lake codename
  • Fix: Incorrect VID reporting on some Celeron/Pentium processors
  • Fix: Crash on Intel Banias based (Pentium/Celeron M) processors
  • Fix: Turbo multiplier detection on Nehalem/Westmere
  • Fix: Bugs related to response to DPI changes
  • Fix: VID reporting on some AMD Athlon64 processors
  • Change: Improve accuracy of information on unsupported Intel CPUs

New in Core Temp 1.16 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • New: Intel 10th generation CPU support (Cannon/Ice/Comet Lake)
  • New: Package Power reading for AMD Zen based CPUs
  • New: Very preliminary Intel Tigerlake support
  • New: Preliminary AMD Renoir support
  • New: AMD Picasso detection
  • New: Intel Lakefield detection
  • Fix: System hangs during ATI SMBus dump in AIDA64
  • Fix: Crash when display DPI changes
  • Fix: Crash when opening Settings dialog
  • Fix: Main window incorrectly resized when display DPI changes
  • Fix: High CPU usage on unsupported Intel CPUs
  • Change: Expand available information on unsupported Intel CPUs
  • Change: Improve stepping detection on supported Intel CPUs
  • Change: Frequency detection changes for Nahelem/Westmere to make it consistent with newer Intel CPUs

New in Core Temp 1.15.1 (Aug 30, 2019)

  • Fix: 32-bit Core Temp fails to start.

New in Core Temp 1.15 (Aug 25, 2019)

  • New: AMD Ryzen 3000 series support.
  • New: Full multi-monitor DPI awareness support.
  • Fix: Core Temp randomly freezes during startup.
  • Fix: Improve AMD Zacate APU support.

New in Core Temp 1.14 (May 26, 2019)

  • Fix: Ryzen max temperature spikes.
  • Fix: Ryzen APU frequency detection.
  • Fix: Incorrect frequency detection on some UEFI enabled systems.
  • Update: Improve Skylake-X stepping detection.

New in Core Temp 1.13 (Jan 8, 2019)

  • - New: Add support for 2nd generation Threadripper processors, Socket FP5.
  • - Fix: Crash when 5 or more cores exceed overheat protection temperature setting.
  • - Fix: "No supported CPU detected" on Ryzen processors.
  • - Fix: Constant frequency readings on Ryzen processors.
  • - Fix: Incorrect readings on Ryzen processors.

New in Core Temp 1.12.1 (May 21, 2018)

  • New: Support for AMD Pinnacle Ridge (Ryzen 2) and AMD Raven Ridge (APU).
  • Fix: Frequency is always at maximum for early Core iX and Core 2 models.
  • Fix: Recognition of some Sandy Bridge Xeon models.

New in Core Temp 1.12 (May 20, 2018)

  • New: Support for AMD Pinnacle Ridge (Ryzen 2) and AMD Raven Ridge (APU).
  • Fix: Recognition of some Sandy Bridge Xeon models.

New in Core Temp 1.11 (Nov 4, 2017)

  • New: Support for AMD EPYC (Naples) processors, Stoney Ridge APUs.
  • New: Multiple processor group support. Fixes detection of CPUs on multi-socket systems with more than a total of 64 threads.
  • New: Support for Intel Coffee Lake, Denverton, Gemini Lake.
  • New: Support for Intel Xeon Phi (untested).
  • Fix: AMD processor or core recognition issues on multiple generations.
  • Fix: Some AMD processors reported incorrect Max temperatures when other hardware monitoring utilities are used.
  • Fix: Power detection on multiprocessor Intel machines.
  • Fix: Correct topology information on high-end, high-core systems.
  • Fix: Check for updates on older operating systems.
  • Fix: Settings window Tab control background when themes are disabled in Windows.
  • Fix: L1 Instruction cache was reported as L1 Unified cache on most processors.
  • Fix: L2 cache was incorrectly reported on newer VIA processors.
  • Fix: Multiple other VIA related improvements and fixes.

New in Core Temp 1.10.1 (Aug 7, 2017)

  • Fix: Add correct temperature offsets for AMD Ryzen Threadripper X1920 and X1950.
  • Fix: In multi-socket AMD systems, switching into MiniMode would bring up all hidden windows of all running applications and services.
  • Fix: Support for MCM AMD CPUs. Only the highest temperature per CPU is displayed.
  • Fix: Socket C32 and G34 Opteron code names.
  • Fix: On some AMD Opteron systems the CPU model number is not displayed.
  • Fix: Detection of the C32 and G34 socket types for some Opteron CPUs.
  • Fix: Corrected TjMax on some older desktop Atom chips.

New in Core Temp 1.9 (Jul 9, 2017)

  • New: Intel Skylake-SP and Skylake-X support.
  • New: Preliminary Kaby Lake-X support.
  • Fix: Windows 10 support.
  • Fix: Sandy Bridge-E/EN/EP, Ivy Bridge-E/EN/EP, Haswell-E/EP, Broadwell-E/EP codename recognition.

New in Core Temp 1.8.1 (Jun 11, 2017)

  • New: AMD Ryzen support.
  • New: Power consumption notification area (system tray) icon. (Intel only)
  • New: Intel/VIA, right click the Frequency to select which core's frequency to display.
  • Fix: Power draw figures are only available on CPU #0 in multi processor systems.
  • Fix: BSOD on some Intel systems.
  • Fix: Core Temp locks up after waking up system from suspend/hibernation due to overheating protection.
  • Fix: AMD Athlon FX-60 Dual Core recognition.

New in Core Temp 1.7 (Mar 18, 2017)

  • Fix: 'to TjMax' appearing on some cores on Intel processors, should be completely resolved now.
  • Fix: Incorrect build date displayed in the About dialog.
  • Fix: Power draw figures are all N/A on some Intel systems.

New in Core Temp 1.6 (Feb 19, 2017)

  • Fix: Runaway memory leak on some machines.
  • Fix: Bus clock detection on Apollo Lake processors.
  • Fix: Occasional 'to TjMax' appearing on some cores on Intel processors. Improved, hopefully fixed.
  • Change: Subversion will now be shown in the title and About dialog if it's not 0.
  • Known issues: Some systems running Windows 10 Anniversary may still have driver load failure.

New in Core Temp 1.5.1 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Fix: Runaway memory leak on some machines.

New in Core Temp 1.5 (Nov 21, 2016)

  • New: Support for Intel Kaby Lake, Apollo Lake and Avoton processors.
  • Fix: Incorrect multiplier on 45nm and early 32nm Core series processors.
  • Fix: Sometimes power consumption doesn't work on supported processors.
  • Fix: In cases where both IA and GT power figures are N/A, Uncore displays the same value as Package.
  • Fix: Incorrect VID on Intel processors.
  • Fix: Inaccurate TjMax on Silvermont based (22nm Atom) processors.
  • Fix: Incorrect VID on AMD Trinity and newer processors.
  • Fix: Corrected Lynnfield recognition of i5 760, i7 870S.
  • Fix: Crystal Well and Haswell-ULT code names added for the Haswell generation.
  • Fix: VIA Eden X4 was incorrectly named VIA QuadCore.
  • Update: G15 applet will be named 'Core Temp' from now on, without the version number.

New in Core Temp 1.4.1.5 (Oct 13, 2016)

  • Fix: Version 1.4 crashing on Intel processors without Hyperthreading.
  • Fix: Correct TjMax for Silvermont (22nm Atom based) and newer processors.

New in Core Temp 1.4 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • New:
  • Power measurements for IA Cores, GT (Graphics core), Uncore and DRAM for Intel Sandy Bridge and newer processors.
  • Fixed:
  • Dual and quad core VIA CPU support. Corrected VID detection for newer Nano processors and added support for 28nm CPUs.
  • Fix: Crash when logging is enabled on machines with 20+ cores.
  • Fix: AMD Carrizo temperature detection.
  • Fix: Corrected Xeon D codename to Broadwell-DE.

New in Core Temp 1.3 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • New: Support for Xeon D processors
  • Fix: K8 generation of AMD CPUs displayed "Distance to TjMax" text when it was not actually doing that
  • Fix: Recognition for Xeon W3670, W3680 processors

New in Core Temp 1.2 (Aug 14, 2016)

  • Fix: Recognition for some Xeon processors
  • Fix: Driver load failure on Windows 7 and Vista

New in Core Temp 1.1 (Jul 4, 2016)

  • New: Digital Signature is now ALCPU.
  • New: Support for Intel Broadwell-EP.
  • New: Overheat protection can now execute files with arguments. Use : (colon) to separate executable path from its arguments.
  • Fix: Corrected frequency detection on some AMD APUs.
  • Update: Notification Area icon tooltips will display all of the available core temperatures in "Highest temperature" modes.

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC9 (Jun 5, 2016)

  • New: Added support for AMD Kabini, Mullins, Carrizo, Kaveri and Godavari APUs
  • New: Added support for Haswell-EP CPUs
  • Fix: Update notification popup now identifies it as being Core Temp
  • Fix: Core Temp crash on update check
  • Fix: Core Temp window invisible due to being out of desktop bounds
  • Fix: Haswell Crystal Well frequency and TDP were missing
  • Fix: AMD Kaveri/Godavari CPUs were stuck at 16C/61F
  • Fix: Incorrect VID reported for newer AMD FX processors
  • Fix: AMD Trinity temperature was reported too high
  • Fix: When 'Display distance to TjMax' option is enabled, no indication string appears on AMD CPUs
  • Tip: Enabling the option above will result in the same temperature readings as in AMD Overdrive

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC8 (Feb 21, 2016)

  • New:
  • Added support for all current Intel and AMD processors.
  • Fixed:
  • System lock up/crash in Windows 8/10.
  • BSOD on AMD Trinity and Richland APUs.
  • Temperature on Trinity/Richland APUs.
  • Incorrect bus frequency in Windows 8/10.
  • Corrected VID for newer AMD processors.
  • Corrected detection of certain Xeon processors.
  • Multiple other bugs corrected.

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC6 (Oct 12, 2013)

  • New: Digital signature. Core Temp is digitally signed by 'Artur Liberman', it is now easy to tell that you have a genuine copy of Core Temp.
  • New: Update Checker. Core Temp can now notify you when a new version is available.
  • New: You can now hide the taskbar button and use the system tray icons to pop the window back up.
  • New: Added support AMD's new Richland APU.
  • New: Added support for Intel Haswell and Ivy Bridge-EP CPUs.
  • New: Preliminary support for Bay Trail-T Atoms.
  • Fix: BSOD on some Windows 7/8 + UEFI enabled machines.
  • Fix: AMD FX system freezes/crashes/BSOD.
  • Fix: Driver failure when closing Core Temp on another Windows user account.
  • Fix: Corrected detection of certain Xeon processors.
  • Update: Ram utilization notification icon added to the Settings --> Notification Area.
  • Update: Logitech G15 applet now supports CPUs with up to 10 cores.
  • Update: System tray icons' tooltips now display their respective core information.
  • Update: Log file will now also contain power consumption.
  • Update: Log file will now keep track of each core on AMD CPUs as well.

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC5 (Mar 8, 2013)

  • New: Multilingual interface. Core Temp now natively supports adding non-English languages.
  • New: Plugin system - 3rd party developers can now create plugins and extensions for Core Temp, both native code and .Net is supported, please see this for more information.
  • New: Added support for Intel Pentium and AMD K5 and newer processors. (detection only)
  • New: Added support for VIA processors. (C3 - detection only, Temperature)
  • New: Intel Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, AMD Bulldozer, Piledriver and Fusion (Trinity, Llano, Brazos) support.
  • New: Max TDP detection on supporting processors.
  • New: Active power consumption on Intel's Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors.
  • Fix: All of the user reported bugs and many more unreported problems.
  • Update: Optimized the startup code, Core Temp should now launch 2 to 4 times faster.
  • Update: Optimized many other aspects of the code, Core Temp should now consume much less CPU time than before.
  • Update: Restored support for older OS: Windows XP is now fully supported, Windows 2000 requires security updates KB935839, KB835732 and GDI+. In some cases hotfix KB816542 may be needed as well.

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC4 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • It adds support for the latest Intel and AMD processors, Ivy Bridge and
  • AMD Bulldozer, Trinity and the upcoming Piledriver CPUs.
  • It fixes the APU frequency bug that RC3 had.
  • It fixes plenty of other RC3 bugs and improves support of some older processors which were not detected correctly.

New in Core Temp 1.0 RC3 (Aug 2, 2012)

  • New: Multilingual interface. Core Temp now natively supports adding non-English languages.
  • New: Plugin system - 3rd party developers can now create plugins and extensions for Core Temp, both native code and .Net is supported, please see this for more information.
  • New: Added support for Intel Pentium and AMD K5 and newer processors. (detection only, Temperature by Acpi Thermalzones)
  • New: Added support for VIA processors. (C3 - detection only, Temperature by Acpi Thermalzones)
  • New: Intel Sandy Bridge (SB & SB-E) and AMD Bulldozer and Fusion (Brazos, Llano) support.
  • New: Max TDP detection on supporting processors.
  • New: Power consumption on Intel's Sandy Bridge (SB & SB-E) processors.
  • Fix: All of the user reported bugs and many more unreported problems.
  • Update: Optimized the startup code, Core Temp should now launch 2 to 4 times faster.
  • Update: Optimized many other aspects of the code, Core Temp should now consume much less CPU time than before.
  • Update: Restored support for older OS: Windows XP is now fully supported, Windows 2000 requires security updates KB935839, KB835732 and GDI+. In some cases hotfix KB816542 may be needed as well.

New in Core Temp 0.99.8.0 (Oct 4, 2010)

  • New: Completely new settings dialog, much clearer and easier to use.
  • New: Added Hibernation to Overheat protection options.
  • Fix: Mobile Intel Core2 Quad processor recognition issues.
  • Fix: Pentium Dual-Core E6000 series model detection was incorrect.
  • Update: TjMax adjusted to 100c (Intel's specs) for 400 and 500 series Atom processors.

New in Core Temp 0.99.7.10 (Sep 1, 2010)

  • New: Enable overheat protection to execute a command every time an overheating occurs or just once.
  • New: TjMax for AMD 10H and 11H family processors (K10/K10.5/Puma - older Turions)
  • Fix: Several mobile Intel processor recognition issues.
  • Fix: Mobile AMD processor recognition issues.
  • Fix: Problem with Settings window throwing errors about Scheduled tasks if "Start with Windows" was not checked.
  • Fix: Core Temp may crash on systems when switching between power supplies (wall/battery) or exiting sleep/hibernation mode.
  • Fix: TCaseMax calculation for socket 939 AMD processors.
  • Update: Shared memory applications and AMD Phenom derivatives will now show temperature for all of the cores.
  • Update: Core Temp will remember proper screen position on multiple displays, when the 1st display is on the right.

New in Core Temp 0.99.7.7 (Aug 2, 2010)

  • New: Core Temp FAQ is now available online, see About Core Temp dialog.
  • New: System tray icons for CPU speed and CPU load - see System Tray setup under Options.
  • New: Support for the latest mobile AMD processors.
  • Fix: Multiple "Fail" messages when the computer exits sleep or plugged into/unplugged from power (laptops).
  • Fix: Several mobile Intel processor recognition issues.
  • Fix: When disabling Windows 7 Taskbar feature with Cycle mode, icons still continue to cycle.
  • Fix: Windows 7 Taskbar settings UI bug.
  • Update: "Start with Windows" function in Vista and 7 now works on a per-user basis.
  • Update: Change the time and date layout of the log file name to YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS.
  • Update: All of the readings logged are now numeric only.
  • Update: In single instance mode, the previous instance will be brought to the screen.
  • Known issue: Core Temp may stop responding for a period of time or completely lockup on some systems when switching between power supplies (wall/battery) or exiting sleep/hibernation mode.

New in Core Temp 0.99.7.3 (Jul 5, 2010)

  • New: "Start Core Temp with Windows" feature on Windows Vista and 7.
  • Fix: Taking a screenshot would not capture the whole window in Vista/7 with aero mode.
  • Fix: Windows 7 taskbar Cycle mode only shows up after the first interval has elapsed.
  • Fix: Overheating protection UI bug.
  • Fix: The Mini-mode menu was not checked when Mini-mode was activated.
  • Fix: Corrected the placement and size of the load label on Phenom based processors.
  • Fix: Order of appearance of the system tray icons in Windows 7.
  • Update: The appropriate G15 menu is now checked depending on the status of the G15 plug-in.
  • Update: Added support for 12 core processors to temperature offset adjustment window.

New in Core Temp 0.99.7.0 (Jun 27, 2010)

  • New: Implemented Windows 7 taskbar button features. (Under the Options menu)
  • New: Clock modulation detection for Intel processors.
  • New: Proper support the Phenom II X6 and Athlon L100 series.
  • New: Support for the E3000 Celeron series.
  • New: Displays the processor's manufacturing process. (Lithography)
  • Fix: Intel frequency detection.
  • Fix: Frequency doesn't update after exiting from Sleep or Hibernation. (Intel)
  • Fix: Reading and logging intervals in Settings can't be changed.
  • Fix: Minor Intel processor recognition issues.
  • Fix: On some systems the System Information window would flood the screen with errors.
  • Fix: G15 plugin restarts after resuming from sleep even if it was previously disabled from the menu.
  • Fix: Overheating protection on AMD processors bug.
  • Update: Rearranged the main GUI and added new information.
  • Update: Added missing Intel Socket names.

New in Core Temp 0.99.6.2 Beta (May 11, 2010)

  • Fix frequencies, including Turbo mode

New in Core Temp 0.99.6.1 (May 9, 2010)

  • Fix: Overheating protection.
  • Fix: Incorrect detection of some Intel and AMD processors.
  • Fix: Layout problems with AMD Phenom series and newer processors.
  • Known issues: Intel processor speed detection displays extremely high numbers.

New in Core Temp 0.99.6.0 (Apr 26, 2010)

  • Add: Support for new and upcoming Intel and AMD processors.
  • Add: Better recognition of AMD dual/tri core unlocked CPUs.
  • Add: Optional 24 hour display on G15 LCD.
  • Fix: Platform field blank for newer AMD CPUs.
  • Fix: Some K8 CPUs were unknown or recognized incorrectly.
  • Fix: Overheat protection "Activate at specified temperature" problems were fixed.
  • Fix: Overheat detection does not show a Balloon Tip when user specified temperature value is set.
  • Fix: Temperature displays a negative value when core temperature reaches over TjMax (Intel).
  • Fix: Intel W3500 series Xeons recognized with Core i7 model numbers (ie W3520 shown as Xeon 920)
  • Fix: In certain cases Core 2 Duo T5500 was recognized as a T5450.
  • Fix: G15 LCD display is no longer always-on-top after coming out of sleep or hibernation.
  • Fix: G15 won't display 0.0000v in case VID readings are not supported by the CPU.
  • Fix: In some cases, at Windows startup systemtray icons would not appear.
  • Change: Windows XP SP2 or higher is now required.
  • Change: Completely new processor frequency detection algorithm. (for Core 2 generation and newer only)
  • Change: Remove "APICID" from main window as it has very little use.

New in Core Temp 0.99.5.27 (Aug 6, 2009)

  • Fix: Crash on AMD 45nm processors.

New in Core Temp 0.99.5.20 Beta 2 (Mar 13, 2009)

  • Fix: Incorrect clock speeds reported on some systems.
  • Fix: At startup Core Temp shows 0 (?) or 21 (?) on AMD K8 series.
  • Fix: Turion MK series recognition was wrong.
  • Fix: Properly detect Atom and Core i7 engineering samples.
  • Fix: Tri-Core AMD CPUs incorrectly shown as having only 2 cores and 2 threads in 64bit Core Temp binary.
  • Fix: System tray text was off center.
  • Fix: Penryn (mobile Core 2) processors reported as having 85C TjMax instead of 90C.
  • Add: Completely new code for processor speed detection.
  • Add: Running several instances of Core Temp is now possible (enable in Settings).
  • Add: A comprehensive processor information windows (F3 or Tools --> System information).
  • Change: Temp turns Orange when temperature is over TControl, and Red when CPU is thottling/critical.

New in Core Temp 0.99.5.11 Beta 2 (Feb 23, 2009)

  • Fix: Incorrect clock speeds reported on some systems.
  • Fix: At startup Core Temp shows 0 (?) or 21 (?) on AMD K8 series.
  • Fix: Turion MK series recognition was wrong.
  • Add: Completely new code for processor speed detection.
  • Change: Temp turns Orange when temperature is over TControl, and Red when CPU is thottling/critical.

New in Core Temp 0.99.4 (Jan 23, 2009)

  • Major changes:
  • Completely rewritten base code.
  • Core Temp is now available in both 32 and 64 bit versions.
  • Add: CPU detection improved, efficiency improved, speed improved, clock speed detection improved.
  • Add: Initial support for Core i5 (Lynnfield).
  • Add: Automatically detect Core i7/i5 series TjMax.
  • Add: Show real-time TDP of Core i7 processors (still needs work).
  • Add: Alternative clock speed detection for Core 2, i7 and i5 series and up.
  • Add: Support for all currently available and some future processor families. (Intel & AMD)
  • Add: Temperature changes color when temperatures hit high levels to alert the user. (Orange = hot, Red = critical)
  • Add: Show (!) besides the temperature of a core which hit critical temp as a notification of past overheating.
  • Add: Invalid temperature values are followed by (?) for both Intel and AMD.
  • Add: AMD AM2+ 65nm processors get a 21c offset to fix incorrect temperature reporting (info from AMD).
  • Add: AMD Black Edition processors identified by "BE" suffix after PR rating.
  • Add: Display time and date on G15 LCD.
  • Add: Complete DPI awareness - Core Temp GUI now scales perfectly with any DPI setting.
  • Add: Rewritten algorithm for "Register dump" function, works much faster and more accurate (no ghost devices).
  • Added redesigned log file system:
  • Settings window allows to start logging when Core Temp starts.
  • Logging can be toggled on or off from the Options menu or simply by pressing F4.
  • Layout is completely changed. Now it's easy to create graphs and the output is more coherent and understandable.
  • CSV file format is preserved.
  • Each logging session creates a seperate log file named with time and date of session start.
  • Logging is now off by default.
  • Added register dump provides much more information:
  • Supported instruction set.
  • Supported features.
  • Manufacturing node.
  • Default CPU speed, multiplier range and maximum VID.
  • Bus ratio multiplier.
  • Bus frequency.
  • Processor and OS thread counts.
  • Cache: Count and size.
  • Processor topology.
  • PCI register dump also lists device names when "PCIDEVS.TXT" file is added to Core Temp's directory, Link (scroll down a little).
  • Better output layout, easier to read.
  • Fix: Core Temp crashes on Intel multi-processor platforms with Socket #0 unpopulated.
  • Fix: Countless minor bug fixes due to rewritten code base.
  • Fix: System tray icons do not appear after explorer.exe crash/restart.
  • Change: Core Temp will now work with A0 and A1 revisions of 65nm Core 2 processors.
  • Change: Core Temp will not work on some/all virtual machine software.
  • Change: TjMax values for 65nm Core 2 series adjusted.

New in Core Temp 0.99.3 (Aug 22, 2008)

  • Add: Correct TjMax values for 45nm Core 2 series
  • Fix: When TjMax = 0 (undefined) "Delta to Tjunction" was not added to the temperature string.

New in Core Temp 0.99.2 (Aug 19, 2008)

  • Fix: Start with Windows option was broken in 0.99.1.
  • Fix: Default color for the second system tray icon is invisible with WinXP blue theme.
  • Fix: Save screenshot function would create a corrupted BMP in some viewing software.
  • Fix: Nehalem does not report VID like earlier CPUs. VID field now disabled for Nehalem.
  • Fix: Incorrect 65nm Turion X2 code name detection.
  • Fix: Potential bug of improper K10 and up recognition.
  • Fix: Enabling distance to Tj.Max with "Highest temp." for system tray would show the largest distance to Tj.Max instead of smallest.
  • Fix: Vendor ID and Device ID values were reversed in the register dump file.
  • Fix: 3/4 temperatures logged for Phenom X3/X4 instead of 1.
  • Add: Support for Core Temp plugins. (Still in beta phase and not in GUI yet).
  • Add: Full support for AMD's Puma platform CPUs (in previous version reffered to as Griffin).
  • Add: Initial support for 45nm AMD processors.
  • Add: Update K8 and K10 recognition code to support all currently known CPUs.
  • Add: Default TDP detection for Nehalem.
  • Add: On the fly CPU speed detection.
  • Add: Close to system tray option.
  • Change: Log file is now produced in CSV format - easily import your logs into Excel.
  • Change: Logging interval is now in Seconds instead of miliseconds.
  • Change: Default logging interval is now 10 seconds.
  • Change: Logging is now off by default.

New in Core Temp 0.99.1 (Jul 11, 2008)

  • Fix: Layout when using upto 125% DPI.
  • Fix: Layout problem and extra systemtray icons with Phenom.
  • Fix: Potential crashes while saving a register dump file.
  • Fix: Core Temp icon wasn't showing in About box.
  • Fix: Menu shortcut keys were not available for all menu items.
  • Fix: A few old unnoticable bugs.
  • Add: Initial Intel Nehalem support.
  • Add: Initial support for AMD's Griffin cores - Untested.
  • Add: Improved Intel Atom support.
  • Add: Support latest AMD K8 CPUs.
  • Add: Support for HyperThreaded CPUs. Core Temp will only display the physical cores and average load on each core.
  • Add: Support for Pentium E5000 series.
  • Add: Display core and thread count per CPU.
  • Add: GUI Adjustments of Temperature offset and G15 applet via the Settings window.
  • Add: Create a screenshot function. Access from "Options" menu or by F9 shortcut.
  • Add: Shortcut key for register dump file: F7.
  • Add: Update register dump output: APIC ID, CPU number, Core number, Thread number.
  • Change: Move all settings to the ini file out of the registry.
  • Change: Rename ini file to CoreTemp.ini.
  • Change: Temperature offset adjustment works for AMD CPUs as well.
  • Change: Atom Tj.Max adjusted for more accurate readings.
  • Change: Cleaned up code a little bit

New in Core Temp 0.98.1 (Apr 25, 2008)

  • Fix: Incorrect recognition of 45nm Intel CPUs in version 0.98.

New in Core Temp 0.98 (Apr 23, 2008)

  • Fix: Core Temp sometimes crashes when another program tries to access the log file. - Still needs further testing.
  • Add: Show load percentage per core.
  • Add: Adjustable Tj.Max value via *.INI file.
  • Add: Option to start Core Temp with Windows.
  • Add: Support new Intel Mobile processors
  • Change: Maximum logging interval is now 99999ms instead of 9999ms.
  • Change: Log file layout. Shows current temperature, highlow temperature, core load, CPU speed.

New in Core Temp 0.96 (Jan 3, 2008)

  • Add: System tray icons configuration
  • Add: Support for Intel's latest CPUs
  • Add: ClearType font support
  • Add: TimeDate column to the log file
  • Add: Always on top option
  • Fix: Core Temp does not proprerly display temperature and CPU select fields
  • Fix: Log file layout
  • Fix: HideShow does not properly MinimizeRestore window
  • Fix: Core code names aren't properly detected (Intel)
  • Fix: IncorrectMissing CPU rating when not using stockmaximum multiplier (Intel)
  • Fix: Wrong CPU clock is reported when using EIST
  • on-maximum multiplier (Intel)
  • Fix: Wrong detection of Merom based CPUs
  • Fix: Single core Athlon 64s and Semprons reading -49C constantly (Rare)
  • Fix: C2D M0 rev. report very low temperatures (Tjmax to 100C)
  • Fix: Layout and display of tool tip text in the system tray (Now shows a core per line)

New in Core Temp 0.95 (May 29, 2007)

  • Fix: Revision F Turion/Turion X2 detected wrong.
  • Fix: Core Temp fully loads one core on a dual core AMD CPU.
  • Fix: Core Temp crashes on Dual Core Opteron 200 series systems.
  • Fix: Core Temp misdetected certain Dual Core Opteron CPUs.
  • Fix: Must set Core Temp to run as Administrator in Vista.
  • Fix: Can't see Core Temp GUI if Core Temp was last closed minimized.
  • Fix: C2D L2 rev. report very low temperatures. (Tjmax to 100C)
  • Fix: Core Temp reported wrong temps after a while. (Driver conflict)
  • Fix: Core Temp reported Max VID on Intel CPUs. (Now shows current)
  • Add: Show temperature in System tray.
  • Add: Manual refresh option by pressing F5 or "File" Menu.
  • Add: Show "Delta to Tjunction" temperature for Core 2 CPUs.
  • Add: Support for latest Intel and AMD CPUs.
  • Add: Minimize/Restore option in system tray icon right click.
  • Add: Save last window position.
  • Add: Prevent 2 instances of Core Temp from launching.
  • Change: Rewritten Intel CPU recognition code.
  • Change: Core 2 Duo codename change to Conroe-2M from Allendale.
  • Change: Pop up bubble-window with temperatures removed.
  • Change: Not Beta status anymore.