Ryzen 5 3600 at 4.4ghz presents unusual readings.
Ryzen 5 3600 at 4.4ghz presents unusual readings.
I just put in a 240mm water cooler and my CPU temperature is now 75 degrees under heavy load. I also recently boosted my CPU by changing the multiplier in BIOS, reaching a steady 4.4ghz. I’m puzzled about why my temps drop to 55 degrees at 4.4ghz during stress tests like CPUZ or prime95—especially when fans are set to 50% speed. Under full load, both stock and overclocked temps sit around 75 degrees, but idle temps are much lower (30 degrees). This is interesting but confusing. I’m using a Gigabyte B550M DS3H board. Anyone explain why the cooler helps more when overclocked? Thanks for any advice!
Did you look at the BIOS temperatures? What other software were you running? HWInfo was also used.
It's possible during the setup that a pin was bent, a sensor was damaged, or the motherboard was affected.
The SOC voltage varies based on the board, typically reaching around 1.47V or higher, but it isn't fixed at that level. For consistent operation, a more cautious voltage setting is usually applied, often in the 1.3V range. Temperature changes are directly linked to voltage, meaning reduced voltage corresponds to lower temperatures. This is my approximate understanding.
I’m checking hardware stats with Hardware Monitor during stress tests. No broken pins, just cooler operation after overclocking. I’m adjusting the BIOS clock settings.
I left the voltage set to auto for the overclock. Perhaps because it's fixed at 4.4ghz, it doesn't need to adjust its voltage like the standard chip would boost the cores to 4.2ghz.
I checked the CPU voltage during stock performance and after running a stress test, it was around 1.39V. When I overclocked to 4.4GHz, the voltage dropped to about 1.11V. This accounts for the temperature difference—stock runs hotter than at 4.4GHz. It seems this low voltage is typical for that frequency, so I won’t change it anymore.