Ryzen 5600 reaching 88°C spikes – is this normal?
Hi everyone,
I’d like to ask about my CPU temperatures. My setup is:
- 32 GB RAM 3200 MHz
- Ryzen 5600
- RTX 4060 Ti
- Air cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H412R
- Ambient temperature: around 34°C in my region
While gaming, my CPU usually stays between 60–65°C. However, during certain loading moments when the processor hits 100% usage, I see quick spikes up to 88°C (just for a few seconds) before it drops back down again.
Is this behavior considered normal for this hardware and cooling setup, given the high ambient temperature?
Thanks in advance!
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I have a 5700X3D under a DH-15 which will hit similar temps on a full load bench test. Your gaming temp is good, so I wouldn't worry about it.
I'd be worried if it reaches 95 degree
Last edited by ArielNugie; 17 hours ago
Considering the ambient temperature, I'd say those temps are acceptable.
_I_ 17 hours ago 
88c with games is high, any all core load will make it thermal throttle

that cpu cooler is too small
its a 92mm fan, the stock cooler would be as good, maybe quieter

a cm 212 would be better, or thermalright assassin x120
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q6H7YJ/thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-se-d3

ideally royal knight or peerless assassin, for under $40 are the better air coolers that wont need to ramp to full speed and sound like a rocket inside the case
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fhqNnQ/thermalright-royal-knight-120-8045-cfm-cpu-cooler-royal-knight-120

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3
Last edited by _I_; 17 hours ago
"Normal" is a loaded term because ask ten different people and you'll probably get the range of results, but yes it's expected that it can occur and it's fine. If your ambient temperature is higher, it's far more likely to be expected.

Recent CPUs made on smaller manufacturing process nodes have their cores concentrated in such a small area, which makes the heat harder to remove quickly, so yes, spikes can cause this. The CPU is rated for higher, and the way many modern CPUs behave is that if it isn't at TjMax, it won't intentionally slow itself down just to stay 20C below it instead of 10C. That makes no sense. It wants to finish the task as fast as possible.
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It's not unheard of but it would bother me at that temp. Do a stress test and see how high it gets with all cores at 100%. My 9800x3d does not get above 76c no matter how long it's stressed at full load on all 8 cores with a Thermalright Peerless Assassin.
Originally posted by GA$PAR:
moj tez sie grzeje
Skomplikowana jest nasza sytuacja, mój przyjacielu.
Originally posted by Illusion of Progress:
"Normal" is a loaded term because ask ten different people and you'll probably get the range of results, but yes it's expected that it can occur and it's fine. If your ambient temperature is higher, it's far more likely to be expected.

Recent CPUs made on smaller manufacturing process nodes have their cores concentrated in such a small area, which makes the heat harder to remove quickly, so yes, spikes can cause this. The CPU is rated for higher, and the way many modern CPUs behave is that if it isn't at TjMax, it won't intentionally slow itself down just to stay 20C below it instead of 10C. That makes no sense. It wants to finish the task as fast as possible.
Thanks for the explanation, my friend, now I feel worry‑free.
Originally posted by _I_:
88c with games is high, any all core load will make it thermal throttle

that cpu cooler is too small
its a 92mm fan, the stock cooler would be as good, maybe quieter

a cm 212 would be better, or thermalright assassin x120
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q6H7YJ/thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ax120-se-d3

ideally royal knight or peerless assassin, for under $40 are the better air coolers that wont need to ramp to full speed and sound like a rocket inside the case
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fhqNnQ/thermalright-royal-knight-120-8045-cfm-cpu-cooler-royal-knight-120

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3
Thanks for the options, I'll go through each one.
I actually have the same processor (Ryzen 5600).
Mine never reaches 88C. Even after 30 mins stress test of close to 100% CPU load it stays at below 80C. The cooler that I have is Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim (small cooler).
88C is absolutely safe, but I think something with the cooling in your PC is wrong. Especially if you observe spikes.

Whatever cooler you have it's not too small, but it might be broken or not properly mounted.

(napisalbym to wszystko w ludzkim języku, ale niektórzy tutaj bardzo lubią się niezgadzać i nie chcę im utrudniać zadania)
Last edited by BurakZG; 11 hours ago
_I_ 11 hours ago 
Cooler Master Hyper H412R
basically this
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Pf8H99/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrh41213fkr1
mini version of the 212, 92mm fan, 4 heatpipes single finstack
not good for cpus over 60w
The 5600 is sufficient with the boxed cooler. I'm running both. Whilst that is an unusually high spike, it's within the termal design. Your ambients are pretty high too.
https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-views-ryzen-5000-cpu-temperatures-up-to-95c-as-typical-and-by-design/

Is this only with a specific game? Loading a save game for instance usually puts a different load on the CPU rather than gameplay. As there's compressed data to handle via the CPU. Your typical gaming temperatures are mighty fine. Mine tend to be in the 65-lower to mid 70s range when its warmer outside (and inside).

Just ordered a new tower for cheap (Montech Air 903 Base). Whilst I'm worried about the lack of a front dust filter, I'm curious how that will impact things as that's a tower tweaked towards airflow. My 18 years old (!) Cooler Master case just has one exhaust fan, never installed another. Generally, a 5600 is a fairly small chip. It's been going for 100 bucks now since forever. THere's no specific need to spend extra on cooling with such parts.
Last edited by fourfourtwo79; 7 hours ago
if anything it sounds like its compiling shaders which uses avx to speed it up which does cause higher then usual temps
Originally posted by Roberto:
Hi everyone,
I’d like to ask about my CPU temperatures. My setup is:
- 32 GB RAM 3200 MHz
- Ryzen 5600
- RTX 4060 Ti
- Air cooler: Cooler Master Hyper H412R
- Ambient temperature: around 34°C in my region
While gaming, my CPU usually stays between 60–65°C. However, during certain loading moments when the processor hits 100% usage, I see quick spikes up to 88°C (just for a few seconds) before it drops back down again.
Is this behavior considered normal for this hardware and cooling setup, given the high ambient temperature?
Thanks in advance!
go to official site {LINK REMOVED} and download hwinfo 8.34 portable or even better to use 8.32 portable. Launch hwinfo64.exe, choose only sensors, start gaming and watch temperatures of cpu. Also tune pbo settings in bios( set pbo to manual, power limits disabled or u can set tdc 60a, edc 90a, ppt 75w). Also set scalar to 1x, set negative offset(u can start from -10 for each core), disable max cpu clock boost override, save settings and reboot. Test it. CPU Core Voltage (SVI2 TFN) can be from 1v to 1.25v while gaming for ryzen 5 5600 with b2 stepping. With optimized default settings in bios CPU Core Voltage (SVI2 TFN) max value will be around 1.25v (higher voltage than 1.25v are not good for cpu[said other people] and i think 1.25v for core is not good, so keep it lower as possible). With negative offset(-25) in pbo CPU Core Voltage (SVI2 TFN) will be 1v-1.125v while gaming and its good result. Lower cpu voltage -> lower cpu temp.
SoC Voltage (SVI2 TFN) can be from 0.9v to 1.1v or even to 1.15v(if used xmp with 3600mhz ram or higher). Mine soc voltage is 0.95v for 3200mhz ram. Other people said that soc=1.15v is normal for ryzen 5 5600, but i think 1.15v is not good for daily usage, so just keep soc voltage from 0.9v to 1.1v
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