After overclocking, the CPU doesn't maintain a steady workload.
After overclocking, the CPU doesn't maintain a steady workload.
I currently have this setup:
AMD A8-9600
ASRock AB350M-HDV
Geil EVO Potenza DDR4 4GBx2 2400MHz AMD Edition
FSP HEXA 400W
I attempted to boost my CPU from its base speed of 3.1GHz up to 4.1GHz, which was impressive. However, I observed the processor getting very hot (around 58°C) during idle time. When I ran Prime95, my PC would suddenly restart. It might have been a thermal issue or a power supply problem, but I’m confident my PSU is fine since it isn’t overloaded and I don’t have any dedicated graphics cards.
Overheating isn’t the main concern here, as I can feel it myself.
The issue I’m facing is that when I run a stress test on the CPU, the load percentage drops from 100% to 89%, then to 80%, and after that the PC restarts because of the heat.
My question is: why does the CPU workload keep decreasing after a restart?
I currently use this setup:
AMD A8-9600
ASRock AB350M-HDV
Geil EVO Potenza DDR4 4GBx2 2400MHz AMD Edition
FSP HEXA 400W
I attempted to increase my CPU's speed from 3.1GHz to 4.1GHz, which was impressive. However, I observed the CPU getting very hot (58°C) during idle time. Running Prime95 caused my PC to restart abruptly. It might have been a thermal issue or a power supply problem, but I’m confident my PSU is fine since it isn’t overloaded (I don’t even have a dedicated graphics card).
Overheating isn’t the main concern here, as I can feel it myself.
The question I have is about stress testing: when the CPU load decreases from 100% to 89%, and then to 80%, it continues to drop steadily until...
I currently use the following setup: AMD A8-9600, ASRock AB350M-HDV, Geil EVO Potenza DDR4 4GBx2 2400MHz AMD Edition, FSP HEXA 400W.
I attempted to increase my CPU's speed from its base of 3.1GHz up to 4.1GHz, which was very successful. However, I observed the processor getting quite hot (around 58°C) when idle, and after running Prime95 it would suddenly restart. It might have been a thermal issue or a power supply problem, but I’m confident my PSU is fine—it isn’t overloaded.
Overheating isn’t the main concern here since I can feel it myself.
I’m curious about this: when I performed a stress test on the CPU, the load percentage dropped from 100% to 89%, then to 80%, and after that the PC would restart because of the heat.
My question is why the workload keeps decreasing after a restart?
Specifically, pay attention to these two statements:
- Overheating is not the problem here, because I can notice it myself.
- The PC restarted due to hot thermals.
Clearly, overheating is definitely an issue.
The CPU is built to safeguard against overheating; sometimes this is obvious—you’ll see the multiplier automatically adjust to a lower setting and then rise again if enough cooling occurs. If you need such high clock speeds, better cooling solutions are necessary to maintain stability.