CPU Temperature

[Jepper]

Is it normal for a around 5 year old omen 15 to have a CPU temp of aorund 102 C°

[RONOTHAN##]

Depends. What are you doing when it's at 102C (playing a game, rendering a video, sitting on the desktop doing nothing, etc.), and what CPU do you have in said Omen 15? 

[YoungBlade]

Welcome to the Forums!

 

That is unlikely to be normal. Most CPUs have a max temperature in the range of 90C to 100C. 102C is likely too hot.

 

Can you give us the full specs of the system? Or the model number of the Omen 15 so we can look it up?

[Jepper]

Just now, RONOTHAN## said:

Depends. What are you doing when it's at 102C (playing a game, rendering a video, sitting on the desktop doing nothing, etc.), and what CPU do you have in said Omen 15? 

Im in the lobby for valorant, i have discord and opera GX open

The CPU is the "ryzen 7 4800h with radeon graphics"

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, Jepper said:

Is it normal for a around 5 year old omen 15 to have a CPU temp of aorund 102 C°

Is it normal?  Probably not, needs to be cleaned out, dust removed, etc.  Or stop using it on your lap or fluffy pillows.

 

Can it happen?  Definitely.   Any laptop can be overheated, it's the physics of lots of work vs enclosed space.

[Jepper]

1 minute ago, YoungBlade said:

Welcome to the Forums!

 

That is unlikely to be normal. Most CPUs have a max temperature in the range of 90C to 100C. 102C is likely too hot.

 

Can you give us the full specs of the system? Or the model number of the Omen 15 so we can look it up?

CPU - ryzen 7 4800h 

GPU - 2060

Memory - 16gb (i dont know if i have xmp on or not but ive heard that it increases temp

[Jepper]

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

Is it normal?  Probably not, needs to be cleaned out, dust removed, etc.  Or stop using it on your lap or fluffy pillows.

 

Can it happen?  Definitely.   Any laptop can be overheated, it's the physics of lots of work vs enclosed space.

I have cleaned itout like 2-3 months ago

I have it on a cooling pad

[YoungBlade]

20 minutes ago, Jepper said:

CPU - ryzen 7 4800h 

GPU - 2060

Memory - 16gb (i dont know if i have xmp on or not but ive heard that it increases temp

The TJMax (max temperature considered in spec) for that CPU is actually 105C. So 102C is within spec.

 

It's hot, but it's a high power draw laptop chip, so as long as AMD says it's within spec, 102C is okay. Not ideal, but not necessarily a problem.

[Jepper]

5 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

The TJMax (max temperature considered in spec) for that CPU is actually 105C. So 102C is within spec.

 

It's hot, but it's a high power draw laptop chip, so as long as AMD says it's within spec, 102C is okay. Not ideal, but not necessarily a problem.

ok ty for responding

 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Jepper said:

ok ty for responding

 

You might want to replace the thermal paste as if this is indeed this omen https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Omen-15-laptop-Review-Strong-AMD-processor-makes-Intel-tremble.512679.0.html

 

Then yeah this is getting very hot for just valorant and discord. A prime 95 load + furmark for the gpu only got the cpu to 86c in a 20c room. Since it's 4 years old now a repaste would probably not be a bad idea.

 

It's a very efficient laptop cpu so doesn't make much heat, however it being so hot does mean that most likely there is still dust left or needs a repaste. Which is not abnormal around 3 years is usually when a gaming laptop would not mind a repaste.

[PDifolco]

18 hours ago, Jepper said:

I have cleaned itout like 2-3 months ago

I have it on a cooling pad

Did you open it to fully clean the interior and repaste the CPU ?

 

[Natural_Artichoke]

20 hours ago, Jepper said:

Is it normal for a around 5 year old omen 15 to have a CPU temp of aorund 102 C°

Running a Ryzen 7 4800H at 102 °C is extremely close to the thermal limits (105°C) and can absolutely accelerate long-term degradation.

Temperatures above 100 °C can speed up electromigration within the chip, which reduces lifespan and stability over time. Even if it doesn’t throttle immediately, it’s still damaging.

The power delivery (VRM) modules near the CPU can also overheat due to radiant heat and poor airflow, especially in laptops. This reduces efficiency and may cause instability under load or premature component failure.

RAM modules often sit close to the CPU/GPU in laptops, and without direct airflow, they can reach temperatures where error rates increase. Long-term high temperatures can degrade RAM, or can lead to BSOD under heavy load

Motherboard PCBA when continuously exposed to these temps > can cause long-term damage to the motherboard layers, BGA solder joints, and even lead to warping or micro-fractures.

What are your load temperatures for SSD and RAM? What's your temperature difference between the GPU and the GPU hotspot? VRAM temp? If the difference is more than 15°C, the thermal paste is already dead or the heatsink has the wrong pressure; ideally, you should be below 10°C

[Natural_Artichoke]

19 hours ago, Jepper said:

I have cleaned itout like 2-3 months ago

I have it on a cooling pad

Commercial pads don't work much because the fans have almost zero static pressure in them! The only effect they have is that they lift the laptop off the table, and the fans can suck air better, nothing more. If you don't want to tinker with your own pad, then buy one that works, like IETs 500/600 or similar. They are more expensive, but worth it because they really work

[Natural_Artichoke]

11 minutes ago, Natural_Artichoke said:

Running a Ryzen 7 4800H at 102 °C is extremely close to the thermal limits (105°C) and can absolutely accelerate long-term degradation.

Temperatures above 100 °C can speed up electromigration within the chip, which reduces lifespan and stability over time. Even if it doesn’t throttle immediately, it’s still damaging.

The power delivery (VRM) modules near the CPU can also overheat due to radiant heat and poor airflow, especially in laptops. This reduces efficiency and may cause instability under load or premature component failure.

RAM modules often sit close to the CPU/GPU in laptops, and without direct airflow, they can reach temperatures where error rates increase. Long-term high temperatures can degrade RAM, or can lead to BSOD under heavy load

Motherboard PCBA when continuously exposed to these temps > can cause long-term damage to the motherboard layers, BGA solder joints, and even lead to warping or micro-fractures.

What are your load temperatures for SSD and RAM? What's your temperature difference between the GPU and the GPU hotspot? VRAM temp? If the difference is more than 15°C, the thermal paste is already dead or the heatsink has the wrong pressure; ideally, you should be below 10°C. Your idle temperatures?