FX-8350 Stress Test Confusion

[box o rocks]

When I run my FX-8350 at stock settings, I get unusual results in monitoring pgms. CPUID, HWinfo, AMD Overdrive, etc. All 8 cores run at 100% usage at the proper freq and temps are fine, but the result for Power is always low. Only 48W to 64W under 100% usage. The FX-8350 is suppose to be a 125W CPU. What is happening? Why is it only at such low watts?

Here is a screenshot of CPUID during an Intel Burn Test run. http://

FX-8350 (stock)
EVO 212 (hated the stock cooler noise)
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 (rev 6.0)
12GB DDR3 1600MHz
RX-580
Corsair TX-650M

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I wouldn't OC on that board , it won't last. The board has a poor power phase and thermal design. Run it a stock clocks.

 

[box o rocks]

I'm not overclocking. Never have. Just wanted to know why all the monitoring pgms tell me that my 125W CPU only runs at such low watts.

 

[williamnice59]

When I run my FX-8350 at stock settings, I get unusual results in monitoring pgms. CPUID, HWinfo, AMD Overdrive, etc. All 8 cores run at 100% usage at the proper freq and temps are fine, but the result for Power is always low. Only 48W to 64W under 100% usage. The FX-8350 is suppose to be a 125W CPU. What is happening? Why is it only at such low watts?

Here is a screenshot of CPUID during an Intel Burn Test run. http://

FX-8350 (stock)
EVO 212 (hated the stock cooler noise)
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 (rev 6.0)
12GB DDR3 1600MHz
RX-580
Corsair TX-650M

Well i would benchmark it in games and look at other results will that cpu and if there the same i wouldent worry about it