MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI + i7-14700k: Slightly high CPU temperature even not heavy load

[Otto_83]

Hello, I would like some suggestions regarding the temperatures of my CPU i7-14700k, which at the moment seem slightly high to me.
To avoid CPU thermal throttling during benchmark, I changed these settings in the motherboard BIOS ( Msi Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI- AMI BIOS 7E06vH4 ):
CPU cooler type: Boxed Cooler
PL1-PL2: 240W
MSI enhanced turbo = Disabled
Intel C-State = Enabled
IA CEP Support = Enabled
tvb voltage optimizations = enabled
tvb ratio clipping = enabled
tvb ratio clipping enhanced = Enabled
In this way, the CPU temperature under heavy load (Cinebench 2024), is around 93°.

Working with Adobe Lightroom the average temperature is 30°, but sometimes it suddenly rises to 72°, after a few seconds it returns below 40°.
What worries me most are the CPU temp spikes, especially when the load is not that high, such as when I use Lightroom or other programs that are not very demanding on the CPU.
I'll post some screenshots to help you understand better.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English

My PC specifications:
-MB: Msi Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI
-CPU: I7-14700K
-PSU: Kolink REGULATOR 750W
-RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL32 Intel
-VGA: ASUS DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 OC Edition
-AIO: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 (Rev.7), mounted on top of the case
-CASE: be quiet! Shadow Base 800
-FANS: 3x PURE WINGS 3 140mm on front- 1xPURE WINGS 3 140mm on rear

 

[Otto_83]

just write them what you have tried so far, maybe attach/link a few photos/screenshots, see what they want you to test.

I will do as you advised

GPU is clocking down properly, but why is it reporting 53W power draw in idle? That model should be at ~10W in idle. Maybe it's just a bug, some cards show way too high power draw for some reason. I saw it myself on a 3050 before, it showed a higher power draw in the sensors (like 40W or so) than the whole PC was pulling at the wall, measured with an energy meter...

I honestly don't know what the reason is. Maybe it is a bug as it happened to you.

Thanks for your help

 

[Arctucas]

IMO, still too much TIM, notice the spill-over on the left side of the IHS in your last pic.

Also, in your last HWiNFO screenshot, minimum CPU Package temp of 41° with minimum CPU Package power of 6.5W? Is your ambient temp 35°C?

 

[Otto_83]

Yes, I agree with you and citay, in fact I put less thermal paste now.
I honestly don't know what the ambient temperature is, in two days I should get a thing that allows me to measure the ambient temperature and humidity percentage.
However here in Rome it is very hot, consider that it was 39° outside today. Unfortunately, I don't have air conditioning.

 

[Arctucas]

Yes, I agree with you and citay, in fact I put less thermal paste now.
I honestly don't know what the ambient temperature is, in two days I should get a thing that allows me to measure the ambient temperature and humidity percentage.
However here in Rome it is very hot, consider that it was 39° outside today. Unfortunately, I don't have air conditioning.

That makes sense, then. For that kind of temperature, 41° is not bad at all.

39°C (102°F) is rather warm. Only forecast for 92°F (33°C) here today.

 

[citay]

Yeah, of course if it's something crazy hot in your room, high 20-something °C, then this can explain the temperatures to some extent. The cooler just has to work with hotter air then, so the performance is lower.

 

[Otto_83]

In fact, I remember that in winter I didn't have these problems.
The funny thing is that my room is very hot already, and next to me I have a very un-useful Intel heater.
At least we understood the reason for these crazy temperatures.
Int hell inside