i7-3920XM seems to be running hot

[bschnell]

Hello fellow hardware enthusiasts!

I recently upgraded a Lenovo T430 laptop replacing the i5-3320M CPU with a i7-3920XM and upgrading the internal RAM to 16GB from 4GB. I have been doing some gaming on the laptop and I've gotten some great performance but my CPU temps seem high.

The temps I'm getting in idle are in the 40*C range but I'll notice if I check my HWMonitor software after a few hours of gaming that I have hit max temps of 90+*C. I think that's only at peak and after monitoring HWMonitor while gaming I think I'm probably averaging 75-85*C for the most part.

I did some reading that the max Tjunction temp listed for the i7-3920XM is 105*C and wanted to know - am I stressing this chip out too much? Are there recommendations anyone could make on how to help lower the temps but keep some of the performance of the i7?

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[WildCard999]

Those temps are warm but are safe for a laptop CPU, keeping the system clean of dust and possibly using the laptop pad should keep temps down.

 

[TJ Hooker]

You replaced a 35W CPU with a 55W CPU. Unless you upgraded the thermal solution as well, the new CPU is going to run hotter...

 

[bschnell]

You replaced a 35W CPU with a 55W CPU. Unless you upgraded the thermal solution as well, the new CPU is going to run hotter...

For sure - I definitely understand that. And because of it being a laptop there's just no way to replace the cooler. I am using good paste and everything's clean. I just wanted to make sure I'm not overworking the chip to where it's going to burn out on me.

 

[bschnell]

So after running a game for about 20ish minutes here were my temps and voltages. It seemed to stay in the high 70's low 80's with a few peaks in the mid 80's low 90's.

Here's the image: https://ibb.co/d7ZLDm

 

[WildCard999]

As long as the system is set to shutdown if the CPU overheats you should be fine.