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:
Thanks for all info you can provide.
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)
Thanks for all info you can provide.