9800X3D, hotter than the first day, pulling more wattage?

[Pets4Ever]

Installed the Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro into the Fractal Define S case. It's acting as front intake, 3 140mm exhausts on top, 1 140mm exhaust on the rear. I went front intake to take advantage of the dust filter there and because I figured the exhausts can be ramped up based on CPU or GPU temps while I let the AIO can work off CPU temps alone.

With PBO off, I was hitting a hair under 80°C on Cinebench r24. With PBO +200mhz, -25 All Core, Scalar x1, I hit 82°C max in CB r24 multicore score was 1400-something. In game (HD2), avg temp was maybe 45-50°, I was more focused on the max temps which were hitting thermal limits before, now it spikes up to ~70°C.

Sorry for the fuzzy numbers I didn't write it down. Main takeaway is, temps are acceptable now. tcl/Tdie idles at 43°C ish, general computing is cooler and quieter now, especially with custom curves in FanControl

 

[ShrimpBrime]

Installed the Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro into the Fractal Define S case. It's acting as front intake, 3 140mm exhausts on top, 1 140mm exhaust on the rear. I went front intake to take advantage of the dust filter there and because I figured the exhausts can be ramped up based on CPU or GPU temps while I let the AIO can work off CPU temps alone.

With PBO off, I was hitting a hair under 80°C on Cinebench r24. With PBO +200mhz, -25 All Core, Scalar x1, I hit 82°C max in CB r24 multicore score was 1400-something. In game (HD2), avg temp was maybe 45-50°, I was more focused on the max temps which were hitting thermal limits before, now it spikes up to ~70°C.

Sorry for the fuzzy numbers I didn't write it down. Main takeaway is, temps are acceptable now. tcl/Tdie idles at 43°C ish, general computing is cooler and quieter now, especially with custom curves in FanControl

When I first installed the 9800X3D I ran Cinebench 2024 and my temps were ~41°C idle, and maximum 82°C in Cinebench. I think I remember the CPU package wattage maxed out at 120 or 130 W. Even with PBO turned on, I got higher frequencies but I don't think the wattage went up that day.

Fast forward to yesterday, idling at about 50°C, averaged 90°C in Cinebench, and peaked at about 92°C. 140 watts package power now. So I think, PBO must finally be working? I turn it off. Cinebench score goes down 30 points, temps stay the same. Later played a game where temp spikes hit the thermal limit of 95°C once or twice briefly before dropping down again. (Helldivers 2 is an unoptimized mess)

My cooling setup: Noctua NH-D15, 3 front intakes, 1 rear exhaust, 1 top exhaust(directly above CPU), Case is Fractal Define S, Arctic MX-6 paste sold and fulfilled by Amazon (fixed)


The ambient temp was definitely higher than the first day, but I am unsure of how much higher. I know it was 71°F outside when I checked before bed but my room was warmer. That doesn't explain the wattage thing though. And I don't think this CPU should be getting so close to it's thermal limit with this cooler. The paste I used was MX-6 shipped and sold by amazon.

When I get home I plan to reset the bios, maybe reflash it (it's already up to date). I ordered an Arctic Freezer III Pro, but I'm not convinced that my cooler is entirely to blame here.

What do you guys think is going on?

I highlighted the focus points between your two comments, the later being the very first post here.

In red:
I'm also not convinced the D15 had an issue beyond maybe a good cleaning in the dishwasher and maybe the case fans cleaned. Typically the tall tail sign parts need a cleaning is the temps are higher than usual.

My question(s) to you is,

Do you feel it was money well spent? Is it making a difference in game play? FPS better/worse? Wattage (10w) discrepancy is now accounted for?