Do AM5 CPU temperatures benefit from a CPU holder / bracket like Alder Lake CPUs do?

[Delicieuxz]

Intel Alder Lake CPUs could see a 10C temperature improvement from using a CPU holder to make the CPU press evenly against the cooler.

 

Is there any temperature improvement from using a CPU holder, like this one, with AM5?

 

[RONOTHAN##]

10 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

Is there any temperature improvement from using a CPU holder, like this one, with AM5?

 

Not really. The reason why 12/13th gen benefit so much is that the stock ILM tends to bend the CPUs, causing there to be poor cooler contact in the center of the chip where you want the good contact to be. AM5 doesn't have this issue. The reason the AM5 chips tend to run so hot is because the IHS is so thick so they could maintain AM4 compatibility, so in order to get that ~10C improvement you can delid the CPU or lap it so that the IHS is something like 2mm thinner. Neither of those are as easy as installing a contact frame and mega void your warranty rather than the technically voiding your warranty but practically not since they can't prove it that you get from a contact frame. 

[Ottoman420]

The bracket works for intel because the cpu is slightly bent when in socket so the ihs is not compleatly flat and the bracket helps prevent that and causes temps to drop

The AMD socket hasnt had any of the same issues reported and the chips are deisgned to boost to 95c regardless under load.The thing to look for is the clock speeds of the cpu, If the clocks go up the bracket worked

[johnno23]

For AMD AM5 just use the best thermal paste you can afford. otherwise you are looking at the delid process which is fine for the expert tinkerers but waay over the top for average use cases.

Also use the best cooling methods you can afford or build. I am no fan of AIO's but it does not mean they are junk. I just prefer custom loop as I have more control.

there are lots of videos on the tube where it is shown how temps can be reduced with good paste and different cooling solutions. 

[Delicieuxz]

This video shows a massive decrease in power consumption and temperature with Ryzen 7000s, without any loss of performance, just from some simple BIOS tweaks. I'll definitely try doing this.