Windows 11 This isn't really a Microsoft question, but why is my CPU temperature so high after upgrading the CPU and cooling unit?

[Mr. Smoke]

The PC has a ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) which now has a Ryzen 9 5950X which I recently upgraded from a Ryzen 7 3700X. I unavoidably upgraded the cooling unit from a Wraith Prism to a ASUS ROG STRIX LC III 240 ARGB AIO CPU liquid cooler and realized during installation that there was not enough physical space for the radiator and one of the two supplied fans between the top of the DDR4 and the inside top of the case, which is a CORSAIR 465X Mid-Tower Smart Case. Therefor I only installed ONE of the TWO supplied fans underneath the radiator. My concern is the average temperature of my

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