it's definitely much hotter than that. like i said, to get a better idea you need a small temp. sensor (like a tiny thermocouple or very tiny thermistor) glued to an edge of the cpu, that will be closer to cpu temp, but the cpu will still be hotter in the center and some hot spots on the surface. unfortunately, it's very hard to get a sensor under the chip. putting a sensor on the die itself was a brilliant solution, i only wish they had put a better sensor there. the main point in putting the sensor on the chip was so that designers could evaluate heat sink designs, not so that users had a clue. still, it's a good idea, and if you were really, really motivated you could calibrate it, but it would be a mildly painful process, suitable only for a true hacker. don't forget the chip is in the middle of the case, and there is allot of case material between the chip and the edge of it's package which effectively makes the edges much cooler than the chip itself. of course the heat sink will be cooler, it has to be to work, and the heat sink will get cooler quickly as you move away from the part directly over the chip, that is after all the whole idea, to dump heat into the heatsink so it can dissipate from there.
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