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Although, package temp is not JUST the hottest core, it is the temperature of the ENTIRE package, and let's face it, if you have one blowtorch heating a piece of steel that piece of steel is not going to be the same temperature as if you have ten blowtorches heating the same piece of steel. So if you are not seeing the E-core temperatures there because they are not expanded, then you may NOT being SEEING the hottest core, which you are right, is generally the same as the package temp, or close to it. And if what's running is in any way an intensive windows process they ARE sometimes about 8-10 degrees hotter than my P-cores on my 12700k.

Why is your reference screenshot showing E-core readings, but the screenshots of YOUR CPU are not? If you'll note, the E-core readings on the reference screenshot are hotter than any of your P-core readings, which is probably because the system is utilizing them more AND they MIGHT tend to run hotter than the P-cores if you are not pushing the P-cores at the time because system processes tend to utilize the E-cores more to leave the P-cores available for user operations.

Instal the new for windows HWiNFO32 7.62