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With the Ryzen CPUs, the single CCD components have the majority of their heat over the CCD it self, whereas the dual CCD models (5900x and 5950x) spread the heat over 2 chips. In the example of heat pipe air coolers, some of the heat pipes might not be providing any benefit at all if they are running over the "empty" space on the package! This is why 5800x runs hotter with the same PPT as the 12 and 16 core.