Expected temps for cpu package sensor while under load (gaming) for i9-14900ks

[ChadK]

Pardon me if I give too much or too little info, but I'd like to give as much background info as possible to better get an answer to my question. I have an i9-14900ks liquid cooled with an NZXT Kraken Elite and an nvidia 4090rtx. I use NZXT Cam as the software to control some fans and the liquid cooling. 

Recently NZXT Cam updated their software with a notable change of now reading CPU temps using the CPU package sensor as opposed to the prior method they used of average core temps. This has obviously resulted in the cooler's display showing much different temps than prior. While idling I see generally 32 to 35 degrees now, where prior I saw 28 - 32. Gaming is what has me concerned as I see temps ranging rather wildly now, depending on game, anywhere from 70 - 95 degrees. More demanding games seem to hover in the 85 to 95 range. I used to never see things get above 75 - 80 degrees when average core temp was being measured, but the CPU package reads much higher.

I'm only explaining the software to better give background as to what drew my attention to the situation in the first place. I was familiar with my system's average CPU core temperatures but am wholly lost with CPU package temperature. Knowing that the CPU type that I have has had a concerning history, I am likely a bit overly cautious about temperatures and issues as well.

My question is essentially; what are acceptable temps of the CPU package for an i9-14900k/s while gaming on roughly similar setups as myself?

Should I be alarmed when seeing temperatures approaching 100 for the CPU package?

[n_scott_pearson · Accepted solution]

The package temperature is a measure of the temperatures being seen across *all* Digital Thermal Sensors (DTS) in the processor. This includes not only the DTS in the Cores but the DTS in other parts of the processor, leading to temperatures that are more representative of the overall thermal situation within the processor package.
All of these temperatures seem perfectly fine to me. When you run a processor-intensive game or software app, temperatures are going to rise. How far they rise depends upon the quality of the overall cooling solution (TIM application, size of thermal mass, programming of the fan and pump response, etc.). In your case, since temperatures are being held below the Tjmax (Max. Junction Temp.), all seems reasonable. You could adjust the fan speed control curves to have addition cooling supplied when temperatures rise.
Hope this helps,
...S