steam update agent put cpu to 86 degrees

[PLZ_rise]

hello , after i got out of marvel rivals tonight i heard my pc fans going crazy , opened task manager and daw the steam update agent had the cpu to 100% , looked at hwinfo and cpu temps were 86 , my pc is decent
5800x3d
4070ti super
asus rog strix b550 mobo
64 gigs ram
arctic freezer 2 360 aio
drives are nvme, os drive is 5400 speed, game drive are 7400 speed
case is a nzxt h7 flow
case fans are lian li
psu is thermaltake gf3 850 gold.

why did it do this ? i have went in and set download limit to 50000 as i saw on the web that would help , once a download was done everything went back to normal.

any other settings i should change?

I cant afford a new pc so if i cant get steam to stop doing this i will have to get game from other places, im sure its something simple, im know steam installs while it downloads,or thats what i read but help would be appreciated.

[C1REX]

It is what it is. If you have a fast broadband it can easily cause 100% CPU utilisation.

However, your temps shouldn’t be that high on such a good cooler. Literally one of the best AIO on the market. The cpu has 90C temp limit.
CPU and GPU should be able to operate at 100% utilisation without issues.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

CPU should NOT be at 100% utilization and the proper percentage is to stay under 80% while on-load.

Downloading, may spike the usage but that is fine, check your thermal paste procedure because pea drop spread is usually a culprit for high temps with new paste.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Sounds like another User don't know nothing about building a PC thread to me.
Ryzen would never ever get that hot unless your cooling is FUBAR.
Oh but let's blame it on Steam.

[nullable]

Originally posted by WinterSorrow:

CPU should NOT be at 100% utilization and the proper percentage is to stay under 80% while on-load. :csd2smile:

Care to cite your source on why you think you need to fuss over cpu utiluzation.

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Sounds like another User don't know nothing about building a PC thread to me.
Ryzen would never ever get that hot unless your cooling is FUBAR.
Oh but let's blame it on Steam.

IMAGINE assuming i built this? nope sure didnt, and it was steam, i ran cinebench a few hours after that and it didnt even hit 85, it was steam that caused the cpu to go that high , thanks for listening to my ted talk

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by C1REX:

It is what it is. If you have a fast broadband it can easily cause 100% CPU utilisation.

However, your temps shouldn’t be that high on such a good cooler. Literally one of the best AIO on the market. The cpu has 90C temp limit.
CPU and GPU should be able to operate at 100% utilisation without issues.

it doesnt get that hot even running cinebench, it was something to do with steam

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by Phénomènes Mystiques:

CPU should NOT be at 100% utilization and the proper percentage is to stay under 80% while on-load. :csd2smile:

Downloading, may spike the usage but that is fine, check your thermal paste procedure because pea drop spread is usually a culprit for high temps with new paste. :badluck:

pc doesnt get that hot running cinebench, ive had similar process issues do the same thing in the past which was the nvidia container and also when defender was trying to scan itself

[C1REX]

Originally posted by PLZ_rise:

it doesnt get that hot even running cinebench, it was something to do with steam

Steam can't use more than 100% of your CPU. If you test with Cinebench make sure you do an all core test and not a single core test.

Here are my results.
Steam download on a fast broadband.
7800x3D at 100% utilisation. It has higher 120TDP than the 5800x3D at 105TDP.
Similar cooler - Arctic Freezer II 420

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3436232264

Stable 71C and doesn't even spin my fans faster. As quiet at always.

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by PLZ_rise:

it doesnt get that hot even running cinebench, it was something to do with steam

Originally posted by PLZ_rise:

set download limit to 50000 as i saw on the web that would help , once a download was done everything went back to normal.

Downloads are often compressed, so downloads set to a high maximum limit downloading, unpacking, and installing something can result in high usage. If you want lower, set a smaller limit on the download.

If you're at 86C with a arctic freezer 2 360 aio, then it's most likely not installed correctly or the pump isn't running. Check the seating on the CPU and check the power to the cooler.

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by PLZ_rise:

it doesnt get that hot even running cinebench, it was something to do with steam

Steam can't use more than 100% of your CPU. If you test with Cinebench make sure you do an all core test and not a single core test.

Here are my results.
Steam download on a fast broadband.
7800x3D at 100% utilisation. It has higher 120TDP than the 5800x3D at 105TDP.
Similar cooler - Arctic Freezer II 420

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3436232264

Stable 71C and doesn't even spin my fans faster. As quiet at always.

ive had processes do this in the past, one was nvidia container and one was defender was trying to scan itself , with the defender i had to go into the srttings and exclude the process from the scan list, the nvidia container was fixed with a fresh install, my pc runs at 29 degrees at idle, after shaders compile on game launch pc runs at 55-60 while gaming, if its hot outside 72-75, shaders do max cores so it gets to 75-76 during that process 80-81 if its hot , but the steam agent did max the cpu to 100% and 86 degrees until i closed steam and rebooted it .

i dont think theres anything wrong with my cooler or it would be getting hot all the time, im also disabled so i cant re thermal paste it myself i was going to upgrade to a arctic freezer 3 but dont have anyone to put it in for me i was to increase my ram while im at it as well.

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by PLZ_rise:

it doesnt get that hot even running cinebench, it was something to do with steam

Steam can't use more than 100% of your CPU. If you test with Cinebench make sure you do an all core test and not a single core test.

Here are my results.
Steam download on a fast broadband.
7800x3D at 100% utilisation. It has higher 120TDP than the 5800x3D at 105TDP.
Similar cooler - Arctic Freezer II 420

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3436232264

Stable 71C and doesn't even spin my fans faster. As quiet at always.

i dont know how to add a image to a post but heres a imgur link
, cinebench 2024 all cores

https://imgur.com/a/yMKEP6O

[BurakZG]

86C for your processor is too much. If it hits this temperature, it means your cooler is not installed properly or it doesn't work. It is really that simple.
You should be able, to run your processor at 100% load continuosly for 20 mins and temp should be below 80C for your processor. Everything above means you cooling in the PC is not good enough.

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by BurakZG:

86C for your processor is too much. If it hits this temperature, it means your cooler is not installed properly or it doesn't work. It is really that simple.
You should be able, to run your processor at 100% load continuosly for 20 mins and temp should be below 80C for your processor. Everything above means you cooling in the PC is not good enough.

thats 100% incorrect
i just ran cinebench 2024 all cores at 100% got to 76 degrees , processes might be pegging one core to that temp maybe, i didnt look if it was all cores to 100% in the process issue

[PLZ_rise]

Originally posted by BurakZG:

86C for your processor is too much. If it hits this temperature, it means your cooler is not installed properly or it doesn't work. It is really that simple.
You should be able, to run your processor at 100% load continuosly for 20 mins and temp should be below 80C for your processor. Everything above means you cooling in the PC is not good enough.

a single process shouldnt peg a cpu to 100% it could of been a bug in the updater agent , from what i read is processes using 100% is different than a stress test

[BurakZG]

It doesn't matter what software you run. Your CPU should stay below 80C. It really has nothing to do with software.

Open slowhotcomputer.com in chrome tab, then open in next tab and next tab until you hit 100% CPU usage. Monitor temps. You should be able to run it for long time not exceeding 80C.

Extracting compressed files is very scalable task, so it can use all cores. Steam is working perfectly fine.