Checking if my I7 7700k is alright. [temps and voltages]

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Hello, Just wanted to check if my temps and vcore are alright while in idle/under load. What made me want to check is that I noticed that my vcore under load is lower than when it's idle which is very weird.... maybe i'm understanding something wrong. So, here are 2 pics: one while idle and one while under load:
https://imgur.com/a/Gp9yLbr [Idle]
https://imgur.com/a/7ABGYIg [Under load]

PS: my room temp is hot during summer so, I really don't know if i'm good to go or something is wrong, especially with the voltages.

my Specs:
cpu: I7 7700k with stock clocks
gpu: Zotac gtx 1060 6gb mini
Mb : Gigabyte z170 d3h rev.1 /f21 update
Cooler: CoolerMaster evo 212 dual fans
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Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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momoghost580,

On behalf of Tom's Moderator Team, welcome aboard!

Since workload, Core voltage and Core temperature fluctuate at idle, but are steady during Prime95 Small FFT's, it's likely that your screenshot captured a fluctuation or "spike" at that particular moment. Regardless, load values are always more critical than idle.

Concerning Core temperatures, as your ambient temperature is "hot" but you don't mention "how" hot, I assume you mean as high as 30°C (normal is 22°C or 72°F). If that's true, and "idle" is really idle at less than 3% CPU usage, then about 10°C over ambient is reasonable.

Here's the operating range for Core temperature:

Core temperatures above 85°C are not recommended.

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momoghost580,

On behalf of Tom's Moderator Team, welcome aboard!

Since workload, Core voltage and Core temperature fluctuate at idle, but are steady during Prime95 Small FFT's, it's likely that your screenshot captured a fluctuation or "spike" at that particular moment. Regardless, load values are always more critical than idle.

Concerning Core temperatures, as your ambient temperature is "hot" but you don't mention "how" hot, I assume you mean as high as 30°C (normal is 22°C or 72°F). If that's true, and "idle" is really idle at less than 3% CPU usage, then about 10°C over ambient is reasonable.

Here's the operating range for Core temperature:

Core temperatures above 85°C are not recommended.

Core temperatures below 80°C are ideal.

Your Core temperatures are OK.

Also, we have a Guide for you: Intel CPU Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Once again, welcome aboard!

CT :sol:
 
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momoghost580

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Much appreciated for the info and thanks for answering. But again, in my case, vcore fluctuates only at idle while under load it's a steady 1.080v, just as you said exactly. I don't know if that's alright as I see most people with 1.2/1.3 vcore. not to mention that under load it's not only a steady 1.080v, but it's also lower than the idle vcore at all times, even when idle vcore is fluctuating.

As for the temp, yes I guess i'm OK. it might be just little high due to summer but I remember it being around 30-35c in winter, which isn't so high according to my research. So, thanks for illustrating that part.

Another note is that when I tried changing the core voltage from the Bios, the temps don't change at all whatever I do, which is even more weird xD. I mean that the temps with a manually set vcore to 1.150 is exactly the same as that of a 1.2v for example.
 
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