Question Are these CPU temps normal ?

[ludvigbuskthomasen]

Hi. I have an Intel i7-13700K CPU and a Noctua NH-D15 cooler. Running prime 95 stress test makes the cpu hit 100 degrees according to HWinfo, and thermal throttles, which is expected based on what I have seen in reviews using the same cooling as me. I don't mind because I just use it to game where it has never reached close to 100.

During gaming my cpu sits at low 60 degrees average which is absolutely fine, but I see very short spikes into the high 70s and highest I have seen is 85 degrees on one core. Even though these spikes are very very short, is it still an acceptable temperature for prolonged gaming, even with the spikes?

Btw, I tried undervolting, but prime crashed at an 0.05 offset. So I just dropped it and am using stock. Max power draw I have seen is 238w, I have seen people online limiting to 214w. Should I consider this or am I fine?

Thank you very much in advance

 

[bill001g]

Intel has said multiple times that you can run things like 13700k and 13900k at the thermal limits all the time and it will not void the warranty. You have a lot of people that set the pl1/pl2 to unlimited and let their cooling solution be the limit.

What you see is common. Only stress test software causes it to hit the thermal limit. The applications that your more average users run are nothing like the stress software so it tend to not even get close to the limits.

A lot of times this will more come down to how much noise from the fans you can tolerate.

For something like games if you want to do any overclocking is to see if you can get the 2 cores that clock faster to run any higher.
It will not likely though not make a huge difference

 

[ludvigbuskthomasen]

Intel has said multiple times that you can run things like 13700k and 13900k at the thermal limits all the time and it will not void the warranty. You have a lot of people that set the pl1/pl2 to unlimited and let their cooling solution be the limit.

What you see is common. Only stress test software causes it to hit the thermal limit. The applications that your more average users run are nothing like the stress software so it tend to not even get close to the limits.

A lot of times this will more come down to how much noise from the fans you can tolerate.

For something like games if you want to do any overclocking is to see if you can get the 2 cores that clock faster to run any higher.
It will not likely though not make a huge difference

Thank you. I appreciate your reply!

 

[hotaru.hino]

Also on the flip side, AMD is doing the same thing. From this review:

With the new AM5 socket and higher TDP, most processors will run into a thermal wall before they hit a power wall. You will therefore see the Ryzen 7000 series, especially the higher core count variants, reside at TJMax (about 95 degrees Celsius for the Ryzen 7000 series) when running intense multithreaded workloads like Cinebench nt. This behavior is intended and by design.

It’s important to note TJMax is the max safe operating temperature—not the absolute max temperature. In the Ryzen 7000 Series, the processor is designed to run at TJMax 24/7 without risk of damage or deterioration. At 95 degrees it is not running hot, rather it will intentionally go to this temperature as much as possible under load because the power management system knows that this is the ideal way to squeeze the most performance out of the chip without damaging it.

Hitting 100C (or close to it) first is the new norm for high performance parts.

 

[Teknoman2]

This video has some useful things to know about intel CPUs and the BIOS settings that could cause high temps.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s43Auv8ub7w