Question How to fix high CPU frequency and overheating?

[jack.smith40991]

The problem I am facing is that the CPU frequency is high for some reason, without overclocking. I addressed this issue before, by changing the limit in BIOS, but it changed back. My CPU is also overheating, probably due to the high frequency. The CPU usage is low, within 1-10%. The frequency jumps from around 800 Megahertz to 2594 Megahertz, at idle. And as I said before, I did not enable overclock, not once.
My specs:

• Intel Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
• CORSAIR AF120 LED Low Noise Cooling Fan Triple Pack
• Cooler Master MasterBox 540 ARGB ATX Gaming Mid-Tower
• MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard
• Enermax LIQMAX III 240 ARGB
• GeForce RTX 3060 XC GAMING 12GB

I also cleaned the dust on the case and reapplied thermal paste. The thermal paste I used is ARCTIC MX-4. None of these fixed the issue, the CPU still overheats. It jumped to 100c while I was just on Skype. Please help. Also, My computer is slowing down heavily, and sometimes even shuts down when this heating issue occurs, it also becomes unresponsive. The shut down button on the case sometimes doesn't even work, and I have to turn off the PSU manually. My screen also blacks out sometimes. So, I don't think it's really normal. This issue was not here before. This all started only a few months ago. The temps before at idle was around 25-40 degrees Celsius (before the issue), but now it's 40-60. And another thing, my CPU rarely reaches above 80 normally, so it isn't really normal, and I was only on Skype.

 

[WarWolverineWarrior]

Could be this:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGomv195sk


Could be how you applied your thermal paste.

Could be dead AIO.

Could be how your fan set up is but not likely.

 

[TerryLaze]

And as I said before, I did not enable overclock, not once.

Sadly nowadays the selection of mobo is what determines if you get overclock or not...
Your CPU clocks down to 800Mhz so turbo/c-states work.

Also hitting 100 degrees is default with these CPUs ,the shut off temp is 130 and the real user specifiable max temp is 115 degrees.
So 100 is not overheating, it's 15% away from overheating and 30% away from shut off.

Error and Thermal Protection Signals - 010 - ID:655258 | 12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors

edc.intel.com

THERMTRIP#

Thermal Trip: The processor protects itself from catastrophic overheating by use of an internal thermal sensor. This sensor is set well above the normal operating temperature to ensure that there are no false trips. The processor will stop all executions when the junction temperature exceeds approximately 130 °C. This is signaled to the system by the THRMTRIP# pin.

THere should be a setting in your bios where you can lower max temp below 100 if you want to.
Or you can lower TDP limits again, if that's what you did before.
A bios can be reset if it detects an issue, sometimes it resets just from the PC not booting into windows a few times.

 

[jack.smith40991]

Also hitting 100 degrees is default with these CPUs ,the shut off temp is 130 and the real user specifiable max temp is 115 degrees

My computer is slowing down heavily, and sometimes even shuts down when this heating issue occurs, it also becomes unresponsive. The shut down button on the case sometimes doesn't even work, and I have to turn off the PSU manually. My screen also blacks out sometimes. So, I don't think it's really normal. This issue was not here before. This all started only a few months ago. The temps before at idle was around 25-40 degrees Celsius (before the issue), but now it's 40-60. And another thing, my CPU rarely reaches above 80 normally, so it isn't really normal, and I was only on Skype.

 

[TerryLaze]

My computer is slowing down heavily, and sometimes even shuts down when this heating issue occurs, it also becomes unresponsive. The shut down button on the case sometimes doesn't even work, and I have to turn off the PSU manually. My screen also blacks out sometimes. So, I don't think it's really normal.

No this is not normal but was also not mentioned before so how should we know?!
You only said that the CPU frequency is high.
So yeah, you have to test if your cooler is still working properly.

 

[jack.smith40991]

No this is not normal but was also not mentioned before so how should we know?!
You only said that the CPU frequency is high.
So yeah, you have to test if your cooler is still working properly.

Apologies for any confusion. How should I test my cooler?

THere should be a setting in your bios where you can lower max temp below 100 if you want to.
Or you can lower TDP limits again, if that's what you did before.
A bios can be reset if it detects an issue, sometimes it resets just from the PC not booting into windows a few times.

Thanks, I will try that later.

Again, sorry for any confusion

 

[jack.smith40991]

No this is not normal but was also not mentioned before so how should we know?!
You only said that the CPU frequency is high.
So yeah, you have to test if your cooler is still working properly.

How should I test my cooler? Sorry for not mentioning it earlier, I editted the post so it mentions it this time to avoid future confusion.

 

[Kona45primo]

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