Thermals and CPU Temperatures

Lately, it has been requested if we could list VRM temperatures. We could hook into sensors and start measuring. Now a good way really is to look at the VRM area with a thermal camera. This way you can detect hot-spots and/or worrying stuff. We run the FPU and CPU torture test in AIDA. The chart plot shows the maximum VRM temperature measured at thermal sensor level. The VRM temperatures you see listed in the chart are not based upon the thermal image, but the max temp reported by the thermal sensors at the VRM stages. 

• System setup: normal conditions/default settings / 100% CPU load on all cores

Temperatures

We do not table/chart up temperature results because we'd need to apply identically cooling over and over on all platforms. Also, coolers (RPM) react differently to TDP and variables like BIOS settings on all motherboards, let alone brands.

The processor peaks towards 84 Degrees C and then very slowly drops towards ~65 degrees C. But during a short burst of all-core CPU stress, expect ~85 Degrees C on the processor package. 

Looking at package wattage, we can see a short state of power at 38 Watts (PL2), then after a few seconds, the SoC returns to a more manageable power state, 17 Watts (PL1). 

Performance core Clock ratios then, the highest clock ratio is 47 thus 4700 MHz. However, it drops fast as time progresses ...

Energy friendly core Clock ratios then, the highest clock ratio is 37 thus 3700 MHz.