Question i5-13600K High Temperatures

[Harbinger1996]

Hey there,

I have a problem with high CPU temp. while gaming. I've noticed that it happens during playing Hogwarts Legacy when i have over 200 fps. CPU overheats. Could someone with some knowledge take a look at this and say if this is dangerous to my PC?

Pictures:

https://imgur.com/a/tzbwQoY

View: https://imgur.com/a/tzbwQoY
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Pictures are taken from the middle of the game and towards the end, where temperatures are obv. the highest.

I've also noticed that there are some big discrepancies between cores temps.

Thank you!

 

[Phaaze88]

Include PC specs:
cpu cooler
gpu
case

Pictures: View: https://imgur.com/a/tzbwQoY
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Pictures are taken from the middle of the game and towards the end, where temperatures are obv. the highest.

I've also noticed that there are some big discrepancies between cores temps.

Spikes are not AS concerning compared to sitting up there. Line graphs would be more telling of core(s) temperature behavior, but wouldn't look as clean as those screenshots.

Some difference is expected, but this info is most useful when the load across all cpu cores is the same.

 

[Harbinger1996]

Include PC specs:
cpu cooler
gpu
case



Spikes are not AS concerning compared to sitting up there. Line graphs would be more telling of core(s) temperature behavior, but wouldn't look as clean as those screenshots.

Some difference is expected, but this info is most useful when the load across all cpu cores is the same.

GPU; 4070 Ti
CPU Cooler: SilentiumPC Fera 5,
Case: Genesis IRID 505 V2.

What do you think in general? How bad those temperatures are?

 

[GarrettL]

They are not bad considering your cpu cooler. But when the cpu is heavily loaded the temps jump up as seen in the review below.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1738...5-cpu-cooler-review-quiet-cooling-on-a-budget

You could get dual tower cooler for your 13600k if you are worried.

But cpu's today regulate their performance relative to temperature. As the cpu approaches the temerpature threshold it will reduce clock speed to contol the heat.

It's the same with Intel and AMD designs. To get the most out of them when multiple cores become loaded they require a pretty large cooler be it air or AIO.

 

[Phaaze88]

GPU; 4070 Ti
CPU Cooler: SilentiumPC Fera 5,
Case: Genesis IRID 505 V2.

What do you think in general? How bad those temperatures are?

Sounds like a good combination, but what you're seeing seems abnormal. What's the fan configuration look like?
Gotta use image hosting sites to post images here. Here's a how to: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/image-posting-via-imgur.3773266/
Please remove the glass side panel so we avoid certain reflections.

But cpu's today regulate their performance relative to temperature. As the cpu approaches the temerpature threshold it will reduce clock speed to contol the heat.

It's the same with Intel and AMD designs.

I know modern Ryzen, Radeon, and Geforce behave this way, but Core-i does too?
Core-i would run max boost even if cores are a few degrees below the throttle limit... or did this change with Raptor Lake?

 

[geofelt]

Raptor lake seems to have revised how it manages speeds and heat.
Here is a study of the 13900K:
https://www.tomshardware.com/features/intel-core-13900k-cooling-tested

They in fact target 100c. as a goal and adjust the clocks up until that temp is reached.
It is not heat that damages a modern processor.
It is excessive voltage from bad overclock settings that can cause damage.
100c. it may show in red indicating throttling.
That is not bad since your pc keeps running.

And, yes, you should see differences between the P cores and the E cores.
Looking at task manager activity logical processors, I see heavy activity on half of the P cores and little on what I think is the hyperthreaded partners.

 

[Harbinger1996]

Thank all of you for responses.

Raptor lake seems to have revised how it manages speeds and heat.
Here is a study of the 13900K:
https://www.tomshardware.com/features/intel-core-13900k-cooling-tested

They in fact target 100c. as a goal and adjust the clocks up until that temp is reached.
It is not heat that damages a modern processor.
It is excessive voltage from bad overclock settings that can cause damage.
100c. it may show in red indicating throttling.
That is not bad since your pc keeps running.

And, yes, you should see differences between the P cores and the E cores.
Looking at task manager activity logical processors, I see heavy activity on half of the P cores and little on what I think is the hyperthreaded partners.

Hmm, I have not touched anything that relates to voltage nor did i OC the CPU in any way. Pretty much all I am doing is changing settings of fans to see if i can lower temps with PC not being too loud .

But i see that i am getting two differents opinions here. So i am still not sure whether i should be worried or not Does the voltage seems okay for my CPU?

Sounds like a good combination, but what you're seeing seems abnormal. What's the fan configuration look like?

2 hours ago I changed them to this:

https://imgur.com/a/ir6VpgE

View: https://imgur.com/a/ir6VpgE


And temps went down a bit.

They look like this after 2h of playing Hogwarts Legacy (taken at the same time with 2 different programs)

https://imgur.com/a/HB7YMis

View: https://imgur.com/a/HB7YMis

 

[Kona45primo]

You could enable V sync and or limit FPS in the game. That should help cool things down a bit

 

[geofelt]

Looks good to me.

 

[Phaaze88]

Some of the other posts are saying it's ok, and they're technically right, but something still seems off to me - or this Hogwarts game has some really bad coding.

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

See 14:21.

2 hours ago I changed them to this:

https://imgur.com/a/ir6VpgE

View: https://imgur.com/a/ir6VpgE


And temps went down a bit.

They look like this after 2h of playing Hogwarts Legacy (taken at the same time with 2 different programs)

https://imgur.com/a/HB7YMis

View: https://imgur.com/a/HB7YMis

I meant the inside of the case; it's why I asked that you remove the side panel before taking pictures.