unclewebb
ThrottleStop & RealTemp Author
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Have a good look at your CPU. On the right hand side there is zero contact between your heatsink and CPU. I would pull your CPU out and check it with a straight edge ruler from corner to corner and from side to side. Hold it up to a window and check for daylight. It looks like to me that the heat spreader over top of the CPU cores is not square. You can go and buy another heatsink but that is probably not going to fix the problem if it is the heat spreader. Your CPU looks like it is a good candidate for some lapping to square it up.
BTW, your sensors are fine. When RealTemp shows LOG in the Thermal Status area, that means the CPU has started thermal throttling because it exceeded the maximum safe operating temperature. Prime95 which uses the AVX and AVX 2 instructions is a beast. Everything has to be perfect or your temps will go through the roof.
BTW, your sensors are fine. When RealTemp shows LOG in the Thermal Status area, that means the CPU has started thermal throttling because it exceeded the maximum safe operating temperature. Prime95 which uses the AVX and AVX 2 instructions is a beast. Everything has to be perfect or your temps will go through the roof.