Uneven CPU thermals!

16299 points in Cinebench R23, that is a new personal best :smiley:

I am also fascinated to see this is truly power limited, not thermally limited. Core 5 does hit 100C for milliseconds at the start of each new render frame, but then once the power drops to the 54W limit, cores are all below 100C.

This is with the beta BIOS 4.03 and another replacement mainboard from service. Still doesn’t match NotebookCheck’s scores, but that doesn’t bother me. With the change in seasons my indoor ambient temperature is now 18C / 64F, so that most likely helps keep the thermals under control, too.

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