Ryzen Temperature Query

[GuruJockStrap]

Purchased a 3600X to replace my 2600 (was on MM and thought why not).

After running my 2600 for quite some time under a Alpenfohn Brocken 2 (one with 2 x 140mm fans), I never saw temps go above 65 degrees. That was under extreme case of a Prime torture test (small FFT's to generate maximum heat), so gaming sessions would get no where near that.

Dropped the 3600X in and under the test, in the same system, I saw temps of 91 degrees!

Now, I only had a tiny amount of thermal compound left and did the rice grain in the centre method. Recalling that the CPU die wasn't central in these CPU's, I thought the amount of thermal compound wasn't enough to begin with and as a consequence, didn't spread sufficiently to the areas where it's needed when the heatsink was installed.

Ordered some more compound and reapplied using the five dot method.

Retested using the Prime torture test and load temps improved; maximum reached was now 82 degrees. It idles at around 30 degrees so wondering if those are what you would expect?

Gaming sessions and other general use gets nowhere near that 82 degrees reading, so part of me thinks I should stop worrying.

 

[GregI]

Gaming sessions and other general use gets nowhere near that 82 degrees reading, so part of me thinks I should stop worrying.

Hit the nail on the head.

2600 boosts to 3.9 Ghz according to spec. 3600x is 4.4 Ghz (and probably 4.5ish due to how good the silicon is these days). That's approx an extra 500 Mhz of "heat" generated compared to your 2600. That's not taking into account the all core speeds which are also probably much higher on the 3600x.

Running prime and stating high temp issues is like saying "yeah i feel okay when walking but after a 50 mile run i felt kind of hot, is this normal?".

 

[robfosters]

Funnily enough, seeing the same with my 3900X. Idles around 40-50, hits around 67-72 when gaming, but pushes upper 80’s (88-89) when running cinebench or prime 95

 

[Joxeon]

The 2600 is a 65w CPU whereas the 3600X is 95w so will pull more power, boost higher and produce more heat. That aside temps look fine and you have nothing to worry about

 

[GuruJockStrap]

That's good to hear then.

I'll just forget about and move on. May look at undervolting the CPU at some point down the line.