Laptop CPU Temps?

bmcgirk2014 · Nov 16, 2017

Hello, I recently bought an Asus Zenbook and I am wondering if the temps for the CPU are normal. Its mainly when i'm downloading or installing software when I notice the temperature spikes. It stays around 75c but sometimes jumps into the 90's. Here is a screen shot from installing Visual Studio:

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Also during idle it stays around the the 50c range. I played a game of PUBG on very low settings and the temps never got as high as they did from installing Visual studio.

The laptop specs:
Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Processor 1.8GHz
16GB LPDRR3 RAM
512GB SATA M.2 Solid State Drive
Microsoft® Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 Graphics

Dimensions: 12.8" x 8.9" x 0.6"
Approximate Weight: 2.9lbs

I know its a thin laptop but I just feel as the temps may be to hot? I have no idea about laptops.

Thank you,
Brian

Lutfij · Nov 16, 2017

1| You're fine.
2| That laptop's GPU is akin to the desktop variant of the GT1030 which isn't a good gaming card.
3| Top that off with PUBG being a badly optimized game and being resource hungry the temps seen when you game are representative of it.

You may want to pass on an SKU for that unit.

bmcgirk2014 · Nov 17, 2017

Thanks, I was more more concerned with the CPU temps since they are jumping into the 90's ever so briefly(I wasn't sure if this is normal for laptops) and all I was doing is downloading / installing stuff. The GPU never went over 74c. The laptop is mainly for working so I am less concerned with the gaming part of it.

I can't seem to find the SKU but its the ASUS ZenBook UX430UN Laptop. Here is the link of where I bought it, https://goo.gl/UhhRvN.

Thank you

dudeman509 · Nov 17, 2017

Theoretically, staying under 100*C is within the processor specs. IMO, it shouldn't be running THAT hot. Yes, laptop mfr's often cheap out on cooling solutions for the 15W TDP CPU's - our travel laptop 12" HP's SCREAM their tiny little fans to keep cool, but still, I've never had one get above 170F (highest-clocked i7u variant).

It is possible that thermal paste is incorrectly applied, or that you should just invest in a chill pad.

bmcgirk2014 · Nov 17, 2017

Okay so I re pasted everything with Arctic MX-4. I don't really see a change, maybe a few C at idle but that's about it. I also may have put on a little to much. I might re paste again in a couple days when I have time, but i'm not really sure if its worth it as i'm not sure how much it will change even if I did add to much paste.

ploutis556 · May 24, 2018

I was curious if you guys ever went back to this or if anyone has figured out a definite solution. I just recently purchased the Razer blade stealth with the i7 8550u and it'll idle at 50-70 just with chrome and windows and razer tasks running, and spikes into the 90's for max values in CPUID HWMonitor. I still have about 5 days left to return this laptop so I would really appreciate whatever info I can get to avoid a problem in a few months due to these temperatures.

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