Are you using your processor at a speed higher than it was designed for?
Are you using your processor at a speed higher than it was designed for?
Hey, I've been running my Ryzen 5 2600 for a year and now I just started checking its temps. It's actually going up to 3.9GHz when it says it should only be at 3.4GHz on the box. When I run Cinebench, the CPU gets hot at around 78 degrees C. Is that considered too high? I'm using my stock cooler.
Yes, that is totally okay. Processors usually work in a way like that. Stress testing programs such as Cinebench are meant to push the CPU to its limits so you can see how fast it really runs. It will either stress down just one core or all of the cores...
The Ryzen 2600 has a base speed of 3.4 Ghz and can go up to a boost speed of 3.9 Ghz. Some apps make use of all the cores, so that's completely fine and shows your 2600 is working well. I actually have a 2700, and I chose Balanced Power mode. My processor runs at about 1.5 Ghz but speeds up to 3.4 to 4.0 Ghz when gaming or editing videos. That's totally normal. Regarding the 78 degree temp, you mentioned seeing it while running Cinebench. What is the temperature when I do nothing and the CPU is just sitting?
Thanks for helping, I was playing this morning using HWMonitor and found out the top temp on my CPU was 63 degrees while it ran at 3.9GHz. Is it normal when benchmark programs like Cinebench push the CPU to its limits (high temps and clock speed)? Sorry I don't know how that works much. Is it normal for things to go over its 3.4GHz stock speed to 3.9? Should this be something I'd configure or isn't that a real OC?
Yeah, that's totally okay. CPUs are supposed to work that way. Stress testing programs like Cinebench force the CPU to its limits so we can see how fast it really goes. They check if the single-core or all cores can handle the load and then heat up because they're working too hard. Now for HWInfo, it shows you the lowest and highest clock speeds and temperatures of your CPU. You'll see numbers like 3991 MHz on Core#0, but that doesn't mean the CPU is always at that speed. It just means the CPU hit 3991 MHz for a few seconds before dropping back down to another speed. For example, HWInfo might be watching Core#0's clock speed, which started at 3691 MHz and then kept bouncing around numbers like 3755, 3800, 3991, etc., until it recorded the maximum as 3991 MHz, but that was only for a short time. Here is my screenshot from HWInfo. You'll see that the minimum clock speed is 1546 MHz because I'm using Balanced Power Plan. When I play a game, HWInfo shows different max speeds for each core. Once I close an app, those speeds go back to normal. For temperature, I am also using stock cooler and have four fans on my case. But sometimes the temp goes up to 60+ degrees while gaming, not when it's idle. Your screenshot shows a minimum temp of just 38 degrees, which is really good. Do this: close all apps, open HWInfo, clear the values under View > Clear Min/Max, and then monitor your temperature and clock speeds. You'll get an idea of how things are working. Don't worry about those max numbers; they change constantly. I hope that wasn't too confusing. It really confused me two months ago.