14900K.. are my temps normal?

[RPGamer1984]

Hi guys,
I wanna ask all 14900K owners here. I just built a new PC, I am using Be quiet Dark rock Elite air cooler. And even when using intel stock limits (253W for both PL1 and PL2) I reach 95c in Cinebench and sometimes even on lighter loads like 3DMark gpu test.

My idle temps are normal, on the desktop I get 28-34c and when just doing light stuff like browsing the web I don't go past 45c.
I didn't even play any games yet.. I am afraid that games will cause it also to reach 90c+.
Is this behaviour normal for this CPU with air cooler or my installation is not good?
I really don't want to go over the Dark Rock Elite installation all over again..

This is not my first time installing air cooler (or building a pc). This is the first time I encounter such temps... and it's scary LOL

Any insights would be welcome.

[Tiberius]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

Originally posted by Tiberius:

85C during gaming is normal? lol how did intel cpu get this hot? Even when playing MSFS2020, my 7950x3d barely hit 60C

ok ..the 7950x3d is one of the hottest running cpus on the market

Which makes it even more absurd.

[Χάρης]

I don't have the 14900k, but all i9's are known for running hot during heavy usage. 95C sounds fine considering that you are using and air cooler.

I got the 13900k btw and in some games like cyberpunk it does reach similar temps (AIO water cooled).

[Lux Operant]

All makes sense now. Micro destro

[InfinityJosh]

Intel says it can run till 100 c

[r.linder]

You need liquid cooling to cool something like that efficiently, air cooling will pretty much always struggle

[Noruki]

I thought I was the only one, I have 14900kf, and while playing Black Myth Wukong, I have some cores that do reach 100c. I also have water cooling.
But it's damn scary!

[_I_]

update bios

set the pump to be at 100% all the time
it takes time for the pump to begin moving or change the speed of the fluid,

else sudden spikes can heat the fluid at the pump and throttle before the pump can begin moving enough cool fluid back from the rad

[TWB*Clell_Miller]

Even at default optimal my Asus Z790 bios will attempt to hold this cpu at 5.677 during games.
Even with liquid cooling I was bouncing off 90C. So I went in the ICUE controls and set up an aggressive pump and fan temperature curve. It's a slope until the CPU hits 70C. Then everything is set to go to 100%. Now the CPU temps at game load bounces between 65 and 79C.
Occasionally it bounces off 80C. According to the best multi-source info I have, continuous temps at or under 80C under load are considered optimal. But you MUST make sure your TEMP
control software is set aggressively. The i9 1400K is unusually heat tolerant, but you really should stay comfortably below 90C.