Will my Ryzen 5 3600 degrade if it runs continuously at 90°C ?

[Ashvin Srinivasan]

My Ryzen 5 3600 runs at 4.175GHz CCX0 and 4.2 GHz CCX1 at 1.224v.

I use the Wraith Stealth (stock) cooler, stock thermal paste and one case fan configured as exaust ( minimal airflow but with good ventilation ).

It idles at 53°C. I live in india, room temp here is 45°C.
When running at full loads temp goes up to 94°C. When performing stress test ~67W PPT, temp went to 102°C. Yes 102 degrees.
I triple checked the temps using Ryzen Master, HW monitor,  and gigabyte software, each running at three different tests.

Qusetion 1: Isn't the CPU supposed to throttle / Shut down at such high temperatures?

Question 2 :For an average user will the CPU degrade? I expect it to work for only 3 years.

[Wyzzy Moon]

That is very hot for a CPU. Above a 100 I'd expect it to shut down the system.
Also 45 room temp? I don't envy you....

[Biohazard777]

13 minutes ago, Ashvin Srinivasan said:

I use the Wraith Stealth (stock) cooler,

Ah, the s**t cooler, take a look at this thread:

 

 

13 minutes ago, Ashvin Srinivasan said:

Qusetion 1: Isn't the CPU supposed to throttle / Shut down at such high temperatures?

Yes it is supposed to, first to stop boosting, then to start throttling and then finally give up and shut down (maybe it hasn't reached that critical point yet).
 

 

13 minutes ago, Ashvin Srinivasan said:

Question 2 :For an average user will the CPU degrade? I expect it to work for only 3 years.

Most certainly it will degrade. Will it last 3 years, don't know and wouldn't want to test it, but one thing is for sure -> thanks to not boosting and even throttling you sure aren't getting all out of your CPU. Check the other thread I've linked at the top, I've posted a few cheap alternative coolers that will get the job done properly (for 20-50$).

[Levent]

CPU cores? probably not, SoC? most likely. Degradation of CPU cores is very rare but SOC degradation is common and can happen quite fast on Ryzen CPUs.

[Analog]

30 minutes ago, Ashvin Srinivasan said:

My Ryzen 5 3600 runs at 4.175GHz CCX0 and 4.2 GHz CCX1 at 1.224v.

I use the Wraith Stealth (stock) cooler, stock thermal paste and one case fan configured as exaust ( minimal airflow but with good ventilation ).

It idles at 53°C. I live in india, room temp here is 45°C.
When running at full loads temp goes up to 94°C. When performing stress test ~67W PPT, temp went to 102°C. Yes 102 degrees.
I triple checked the temps using Ryzen Master, HW monitor,  and gigabyte software, each running at three different tests.

Qusetion 1: Isn't the CPU supposed to throttle / Shut down at such high temperatures?

Question 2 :For an average user will the CPU degrade? I expect it to work for only 3 years.

 

Yes, the CPU will thermal throttle. Most probably the computer will also shut itself down due to overheating. What you need to consider is if it is running at 94C under load, the hotspot temperature is probably much higher than this. At these temperatures the processor will degrade a lot sooner than your 3y mark. You will probably start to see instability in a year. The solution thankfully is quite easy - get a better CPU cooler. There are coolers that are very budget oriented and still will be a lot better than the stock Wraith Stealth cooler. Also having just one fan configured as exhaust in a case is certainly not optimal. 

[Ashvin Srinivasan]

16 minutes ago, Biohazard777 said:

 Will it last 3 years, don't know and wouldn't want to test it

I think my cpu will reach higher temparatures if it stresses for a few more minutes, again i don't want to test i too ..

[WhitetailAni]

On 4/13/2021 at 5:55 AM, Ashvin Srinivasan said:

I think my cpu will reach higher temparatures if it stresses for a few more minutes, again i don't want to test i too ..

Once the CPU reaches 115C, the system will shut itself down to avoid melting itself.

Don't ask me how I know this.

[Mister Woof]

45c room temp my god man