I remember back in the 1st gen Ryzen days HWMonitor used to be way off! How accurate is it nowadays! It always reports my 5950x hitting up to 80c while gaming with an Aorus AIO 360mm rad!
I know the image is poor, sorry about that, but you folks can read it, Is this legit? What’s MHz are these ? My cpu is humble, i5 10400f Thank you all for the opinions.
Hey so I have been using Cam V3 to monitor my system. I recently switched to HWMonitor based on the recommendation of post in many different subs and forumns. But after installing it I have been getting bad temp readings and it just seems the overall performance and stability of my system has decreased. Has anyone else had bad experiences with HWmonitor.
hwinfo is hands down the best. Not sure who would recommend hwmonitor for overclocking.
I really doubt that HWMonitor is impacting the performance or stability of your system, but it is pretty useless in my opinion when the readings are unreliable. For me on Skylake it is giving me vcore readings of 2.5 V. I still somewhat like the interface for temperature monitoring, but HWinfo lets me get all the info I need in one window, so why use something else on top of it?
HWMonitor is tell me that the temp of my CPU is at 97 degrees Celsius, or 206.6 degrees Fahrenheit. I really doubt that my CPU is running over 200 degrees and still in a solid form.
Edit: I have an APU, but the graphics part of it is only running at 45 degrees Celsius
That seems a bit high but i would think it would be possible if you have bad airflow or alot of dust in your system, im sure it could still operate at that temperature without instantly being destroyed, atleast for some period of time.
I use Realtemp for my CPU temps and GPU-Z for my GPU temps
It's as reliable as your sensors' ability to communicate temps correctly.
As the titles summs, which of those is the best for temps monitoring? Have used HWinfo before clean installing W10 and cleaning CMOS (had a bunch of errors because a I switched from 1600 AF + B450M DS3H to 5600X + B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi), and the software always showed my clocks as 4.6GHx ot 3.2GHz, so I gave it up, but I don't really know if it was a bug from the hardware switch, so I'm asking here now, which one is better? Will not use Ryzen Master, MSI Afterburner or lowkeys software, I rather stick with one of those.
On my system I initially installed HWMonitor, and experienced lots of hard lock ups which I had to then restart my computer. This would happen every 1-5 hours.
In short, I was using HWMonitor to monitor any bizarre temps, clocks, etc... and nothing. Turns out the common denominator was HWMonitor, and I stopped using it and the lock ups went away.
Using HWiNFO64 now and nothing since.
I use hwinfo64 on my r5 5600x. I used it on my r5 1600 before and it always reports correct and more than enough.
Hello! So i started using HWMonitor today, and a few question came to my mind. I'm not aiming to become a computer genius, so it's fine if you simplify your answer.
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If i want to track basic stuff, what should i mainly look for?
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What is GPU "Hot spot"?
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Does the "Hot spot" apply to more things, like the Cpu for example?
The reason i want to track while gaming, is simply because i wanna know when my CP is working a lot vs not at all. I have a fairly new PC, so i don't have any specific issues atm.
PS: I have no clue if this question is related to this thread, and if not, please send a link to the right one if you know.
should I use hwinfo instead I have hwmonitor installed currently
i just upgraded to a ryzen 5 2600 and on hwmonitor im getting 98c on my cpu but in my bios its 35 and my ai suite 3 says 57c while im playing a game should i be worry or is hwmonitor lying
Why use one over the other? Or both the same?
I recently had a computer crash, it is insanely hot outside, I think my computer crashed due to overheating, and i wanted a program to monitor that. I've looked this up a couple times and I've seen HWMonitor multiple times, but is it a safe non-virus program?
UPDATE from 12th April 2026: This problem is fixed by the owner of the website. It's not a virus anymore.
But this post should be a example for the future to always be careful with downloading software from the internet. Even if you've trusted a website for years, you can still have bad luck like I did and download malicious software. Hackers always find a way to harm others. Unfortunately, such people do exist.
Post from 10th April 2026:
I want to warn you guys.
After a long time, i opening HWMonitor again on my PC.
it is version 1.42
i checked in the application if there was any update and yes.
the application told me to update to 1.63
i clicked on update and the official cpuid page open
i followed the page to download the latest version.
the file was called "HWiNFO_Monitor_Setup.exe"
after the download my Windows Defender instantly detecting a virus.
(because i am often working with programms which triggering the defender i just ignored that) i start the exe and a russian install programm opening...
i was confused and i canceld the installation.
i upload the file on virus total and i got this results:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/eefc0f986dd3ea376a4a54f80ce0dc3e6491165aefdd7d5d6005da3892ce248f
i delete the exe after it.
a friend of me send me version 1.61 called "hwmonitor_1.61.exe"
no virus detected on my system and on virus total.
i checked the version history.
when i try to download 1.62 then the server gives me this "hwmonitor_1.62.exe"
after that i tried to change the download link from
cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.62.exe
to
cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.63.exe
and the download link was valid and seems be the original link!!! i got "hwmonitor_1.63.exe"
when i upload the "hwmonitor_1.63.exe" on virus total then there is also no virus..
So please guys be very careful what you download on the internet.
Even the most trustworthy websites can contain nasty traps.
If anyone knows how to contact the site operators as quickly as possible, I would be very grateful.
I saw that there's a contact form on the website...
But after what happened, I'm reluctant to enter my data like my email address on the website.
Or would you recommend a different program altogether? Please provide an explanation so I know why you're recommending one software over the other.
I just upgraded to a Legion Pro 7i (Gen 8), but I used to use a HP Omen 15, so I'm used to monitoring temperature through the Omen Command Center.
Hello, to monitor my PC temps I have always used NZXT CAM since I have a lot of NZXT components and I just like the layout of it. I recently upgraded my PC and was running lots of benchmarks etc and I had HWMonitor running at the same time to measure other things. I noticed the temps in HWMonitor were actually about 11 degrees celcius hotter than the temps shown in CAM. Does anyone know what is more reliable and I should believe? I wouldn't care if it wasn't such a large difference in temps. I use an NZXT motherboard so it makes sense to me that NZXT's own software would be more accurate than something 3rd party, but I know HWMonitor is very highly regarded.
Also why would they read different values, wouldn't they just be getting the temps from the same sensors?
My go to is HWinfo. What does that show?
I'd be more willing to believe HWMonitor. I don't put a whole lot of faith into proprietary control softwares for temp readings. Especially considering I'd have iCUE regularly read my CPU temp (I use an H100i for cooling) as like, 45⁰C MAX under load