fx-8370 power consumption

[McFr3aky]

when i run prime95 my power consumption is max 55watt  is this normal?

the temp is max 67 degrees on a stock cooler

 

but when i run valley benchmark its 77degrees , so is it my r9 290 direct cu2 rising the temps?

 

should more fans help then , now theres one intake and one rear exhaust

[ZetZet]

when i run prime95 my power consumption is max 55watt  is this normal?

no that's unbelievable.

[McFr3aky]

no that's unbelievable.

hwmonitor says 55watt

[ZetZet]

hwmonitor says 55watt

ah software, software is shit

[McFr3aky]

ah software, software is shit

k thanks , and how about my r9 290 rising my cpu with 10 degrees 

is that possible

[ZetZet]

k thanks , and how about my r9 290 rising my cpu with 10 degrees 

is that possible

yes it is. depends on your case and how good the airflow inside is.

[McFr3aky]

yes it is. depends on your case and how good the airflow inside is.

so more fans should help?

[ZetZet]

so more fans should help?

yes, more intake

[Namindu]

Check dust too.

[Yoinkerman]

Its a 125w tdp chip so prime 95 probably has it running close to that unless you're running fewer prime95 threads

[McFr3aky]

yeah, Zet makes a valid point, but also I'd like to point out that IME different workloads cause different rises in temperature. I ran my PC with the side panel off and put it on FAH with the CPU at 100% usage, about 66C, I then changed a file format on a large file using a converter, yet again CPU at 100% and the temperature was 59-63C.

 

Zet's point is probably more applicable, but different workloads stress the CPU more. I know for a fact I will bluescreen from folding at 100% CPU usage, but it can sit for days on end on an OCCT test and never miss a beat

yes i know , in valley the cpu was only about 50%max , now i undervolted my cpu and that changes about 5-6 degrees

[Nena Trinity]

It should use the same as FX-8320 but less than the Fx-8350!

[i_build_nanosuits]

when i run prime95 my power consumption is max 55watt  is this normal?

no, at stock from the wall your CPU will pull around 225W under full load.

At full load it consumes about as much power as a mid-range AMD graphics card such as an R9 380 for example and a bit less power than my GTX 780 from nvidia.

An i5-4460 will pull around 90W from the wall under full load and will outperform your AMD CPU in just about anything but video rendering and apps that use all your 8 ''cores'' to full extent.

Also you should not be using the stock cooler on this, this is an overclocked FX 83xx out of the box and you should AT LEAST get an hyper212 EVO CPU cooler for it...62c is the max core temp according to AMD...some site say 65c but i wouldnt go any higher under full load...when gaming with an hyper 212 EVO at stock you should get temps in the 55c range which is fine and your motherboard should have good VRM and vrm heatsinks...typicaly boards that really support the FX-8370 out of the box are all 6+2 or 8+2 power phase boards with socket 970 or 990FX.