Possible incorrect PROCHOT readout

Vaporizer

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Hi again, I'm noticing some strange PROCHOT behaviour on a Supermicro system with AMD Genoa (same one as in this topic). The sensor readings "Thermal Throttling (HTC) and Thermal Throttling (PROCHOT CPU)" appear to be incorrect. At around 45°C core temperature the value changes from No to Yes, but no actual throttling occurs.
To verify the value I booted to Ubuntu and tried the e_smi_tool from AMDs EPYC System Management Interface Library (https://github.com/amd/esmi_ib_library) which has a "showprochotstatus" option. Using this tool the prochotstatus is always "inactive", even if the core temperature is far above or below 45 degrees.

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The specs of the system are as follows, and attached is a reportfile and debug log.
HWiNFO64 7.46
Motherboard: Supermicro Super H13SSW
CPU: AMD EPYC 9354P
OS: Windows Server 2022

If any more info is required or if I'm interpreting this wrong, just let me know.
 

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This throttling is most likely not triggered by the CPU but an external component like the BMC or SIO.
 
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