So, I've got a question regarding my Ryzen 5 3600. Since setting up my system, I have noticed the 3600 while idling spikes as high as 55C(from as low as 42C). In watching my Task Manager I notice that this always coincides with it boosting the frequency for some reason. After looking up some info and finding this to be pretty common, I also found out about going into the BIOS and limiting the boost to reduce the strain.
So I went and did so, however instead of limiting the boost I ended up setting the CPU to a full-time block of 3.8GHz. BUT I noticed that the CPU temperature is now stable at 32-35C with spikes as high as 44 when I actually do things. This seems a bit odd to me since it bottomed out at 44C before, and that got me a little curious, so I went to look up some other things, but couldn't seem to find what I'm really curious about.
So, here are the questions:
So I went and did so, however instead of limiting the boost I ended up setting the CPU to a full-time block of 3.8GHz. BUT I noticed that the CPU temperature is now stable at 32-35C with spikes as high as 44 when I actually do things. This seems a bit odd to me since it bottomed out at 44C before, and that got me a little curious, so I went to look up some other things, but couldn't seem to find what I'm really curious about.
So, here are the questions:
- Is it really just the process of the turbo boosting that causes these big spikes in temperature, or is it still related to how much it's boosting?
- What should I expect on temperature if I set the clock to remain at 4.0 or 4.1? (I'm not a heavy gamer -Battletech is the most powerful game on my system- so I probably won't boost to that level anyway, I just want to know for future reference)
- Is there any risk to keeping the R5 3600 at a full-time 3.8GHz clock? (I would think not since it's on the lower end of the boost range, but better to ask than to assume)