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Let's look at a real scenario. User reports: “My i9-13900K hits 92°C in RPCS3 playing God of War III. My 360mm AIO should handle this.”
Remember: Running your CPU at 80-85°C for hours while playing Red Dead Redemption on RPCS3 is . Running at 95-100°C is an emergency fix . rpcs3 overheating cpu
The PlayStation 3 was notoriously difficult to develop for due to its unique Cell Broadband Engine architecture. Emulating that architecture on a PC is a monumental task—and it shows in your CPU temperatures. Let's look at a real scenario
Most modern PC games are graphics-bound. Your GPU works hard, but your CPU fluctuates between 40% and 70% usage. The emulator translates PS3 machine code into x86 code (the language of Intel/AMD chips) in real-time. This is an astronomically heavy task. Running at 95-100°C is an emergency fix