CPU temps while gaming too high ?
CPU temps while gaming too high ?
Hi, I've been a bit anxious about my temperatures lately and want to understand what's going on. While playing, my CPU CCD1 reached 79°C. The average die temperature was around 74.5°C, and the CPU (Tctl/Tdie) peaked at 76.63°C. During my gaming session, my average temps were: CPU CCD1 (Tdie) 60.7°C, CPU Die average 58°C, and CPU (Tctl/Tdie) 64°C. Are these levels normal? Which readings should I focus on? Keep in mind the room temperature was 22°C, and I was using Firefox tabs, Discord, OCCT for monitoring, plus other background apps like ICUE. This situation is getting stressful and I'm worried it might affect my gameplay. Also, I'm new to overclocking and undervolting, so I'm not very confident. Could you help me get this under control?
The temperatures you referenced are perfectly within the specifications for your equipment. Enjoy your day!
Your CPU is designed to handle up to 95°C. As long as the overclock settings aren’t changed, it will slow down if it hits that temperature to avoid harm. You don’t have to worry too much.
The 5900x will slow down when it gets too hot, but it stays well below the 90°C mark. You're far from that temperature, with only a maximum of 79°C. That's excellent! This chip tends to get warm, but it's being effectively cooled by a strong cooler such as the AK620. You shouldn't have any concerns.
Certainly! Here’s a revised version of your question:
When should I be concerned about my body temperature? For example, around 85°C? Thank you all for your clarification! Appreciate it!
Relies on how you define the concern. I’d say you don’t need to overheat your processor unless you’re facing problems. It won’t lose performance until it reaches 90°C. It will operate at its peak until that point, and it can increase clock speed when there’s enough thermal capacity. AMD’s boost feature is called “Precision Boost 2” – more details there. Other factors like current draw and power consumption also play a role, plus the type of work you’re doing – more frequent multithreading usually keeps speeds steady rather than spiking. For steady gaming sessions, temperatures should stay consistent. I wouldn’t be concerned unless you notice consistently high readings above the 80s. Based on what you shared, your cooling system seems sufficient.
If you're concerned, you can restrict the CPU's speed or frequency to achieve even cooler temperatures with minimal performance drop. Cutting the frequency to around 4.5GHz or 4.2GHz wouldn't significantly hurt performance while still reducing heat a lot. I've done this with my I7 11700F using a third-party aftermarket cooler, which lowered temperatures by about 10°C.
Oh ok I see ! And I've got to say that the highest I've seen tonight was 79C but Lord of the ring return to Moria is (I suppose) a cpu intensive game because it generates a lot of "biome" (a bit like in minecraft) cause in Baldur's gate I have around 67 max 78 C ! And is it concerning if its a sustain 80C or is it normal for the cpu to boost up to 80C and the go back to "normal" temps ? As for the "worrying" I meanted always watch temps and stop playing if temps are toward the 85/90C But if yall are telling me not to worry until I hit sustained 85C/90C then I'll relax a bit...