Absolute Performance
Temperatures
| 7V |
Idle |
Load |
| Enermax Liqtech
240 |
32 °C |
50 °C |
| Deepcool MaelStrom240 |
31 °C |
51 °C |
| Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
32 °C |
51 °C |
| Corsair H90 Single
Fan |
33 °C |
51 °C |
| Corsair H110 Dual
Fan |
33 °C |
51 °C |
| Enermax Liqtech 120X |
32 °C |
51 °C |
| Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan |
33 °C |
51 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
53 °C |
| Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan |
34 °C |
53 °C |
| Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
34 °C |
54 °C |
| Deepcool MaelStrom120 |
35 °C |
55 °C |
| Enermax ETS-T40
White Claster |
35 °C |
56 °C |
| Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan |
35 °C |
56 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
34 °C |
57 °C |
| Raijintek Themis
EVO |
34 °C |
57 °C |
| Raijintek Pallas |
37 °C |
59 °C |
| Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
36 °C |
60 °C |
| Alpenföhn
Matterhorn Pure |
36 °C |
61 °C |
| Prolimatech Lynx |
35 °C |
63 °C |
| Thermolab Bada
2010 |
39 °C |
64 °C |
| Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
39 °C |
65 °C |
| Thermolab ITX30 |
38 °C |
75 °C |
| Intel Stock |
39 °C |
83 °C |
| Thermolab LP-53 |
38 °C |
69 °C |
| Scythe Ashura |
36 °C |
58 °C |
| Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
34 °C |
56 °C |
To measure the cooling capacity we took temperatures in idle and load
with the fans at 7 and 12 V. The idle temperature represents the lowest
temperature hit by the processor package after 10 minutes in idle. The load temperature is
the highest temperature hit by the processor after one pass of wPrime v2.10. The
wPrime test takes 4 minutes and puts load on all 8 threads.
Room temperature is at 25°C.
| 12V |
Idle |
Load |
| Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan |
32 °C |
50 °C |
| Corsair H90 Single
Fan |
32 °C |
50 °C |
| Corsair H110 Dual
Fan |
32 °C |
50 °C |
| Deepcool MaelStrom240 |
33 °C |
50 °C |
| Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
32 °C |
51 °C |
| Enermax Liqtech
240 |
32 °C |
51 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
51 °C |
| Deepcool MaelStrom120 |
33 °C |
53 °C |
| Enermax Liqtech
120X |
31 °C |
53 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
33 °C |
53 °C |
| Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
33 °C |
54 °C |
| Raijintek Themis
EVO |
33 °C |
54 °C |
| Enermax ETS-T40
White Claster |
34 °C |
54 °C |
| Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan |
33 °C |
55 °C |
| Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan |
34 °C |
55 °C |
| Prolimatech Lynx |
34 °C |
55 °C |
|
Raijintek Pallas |
36 °C |
56 °C |
| Alpenföhn
Matterhorn Pure |
34 °C |
57 °C |
| Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
36 °C |
58 °C |
| Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
37 °C |
60 °C |
| Thermolab Bada
2010 |
39 °C |
64 °C |
| Thermolab ITX30 |
36 °C |
69 °C |
| Intel Stock |
35 °C |
70 °C |
| Thermolab LP-53 |
37 °C |
65 °C |
| Scythe Ashura |
34 °C |
55 °C |
| Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
35 °C |
55 °C |
Fan Speeds
| |
7 Volt |
12 Volt |
| Raijintek Nemesis
Single Fan |
840 rpm |
1'180 rpm |
| Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
780 rpm |
1'200 rpm |
| Enermax Liqtech
240 |
750 rpm |
1'300 rpm |
| Raijintek Pallas |
960 rpm |
1'440 rpm |
| Scythe Ashura |
600 rpm |
1'440 rpm |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
900 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
900 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
| Corsair H90 Single
Fan |
960 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
| Corsair H110 Dual
Fan |
960 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
| Raijintek Themis
EVO |
960 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
| Alpenföhn
Matterhorn Pure |
660 rpm |
1'530 rpm |
| Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan |
960 rpm |
1'560 rpm |
| Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan |
1'020 rpm |
1'560 rpm |
| Prolimatech Lynx |
600 rpm |
1'740 rpm |
| Enermax ETS-T40
White Claster |
1'260 rpm |
1'860 rpm |
| Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
1'020 rpm |
1'860 rpm |
| Thermolab Bada
2010 |
1'140 rpm |
1'980 rpm |
| Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
1'200 rpm |
1'980 rpm |
| Intel Stock |
1'260 rpm |
2'040 rpm |
| Enermax Liqtech
120X |
1'270 rpm |
2'050 rpm |
| Thermolab LP-53 |
300 rpm |
2'180 rpm |
| Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
280 rpm |
2'220 rpm |
| Deepcool MaelStrom240 |
1'440 rpm |
2'220 rpm |
| Deepcool MaelStrom120 |
1'500 rpm |
2'280 rpm |
| Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
1'580 rpm |
2'400 rpm |
| Thermolab ITX30 |
1'620 rpm |
2'580 rpm |
Fan speeds (RPM) at 7 and 12 V.
Noise Levels
| |
7 Volt |
12 Volt |
| Intel Stock |
33.3 dBA |
37.1 dBA |
| Enermax Liqtech
240 |
33.5 dBA |
37.0 dBA |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
32.3 dBA |
37.4 dBA |
| Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan |
32.2 dBA |
37.4 dBA |
| Alpenföhn
Matterhorn Pure |
32.3 dBA |
38.4 dBA |
| Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan |
33.7 dBA |
38.9 dBA |
| Thermolab ITX30 |
33.4 dBA |
38.9 dBA |
| Raijintek Pallas |
34.7 dBA |
39.3 dBA |
| Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
34.2 dBA |
39.5 dBA |
| Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33.4 dBA |
39.6 dBA |
| Thermolab LP-53 |
31.2 dBA |
39.7 dBA |
| Raijintek Themis
EVO |
33.9 dBA |
40.1 dBA |
| Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
32.8 dBA |
40.3 dBA |
| Prolimatech Lynx |
33.0 dBA |
40.3 dBA |
| Thermolab Bada
2010 |
32.3 dBA |
40.4 dBA |
| Enermax Liqtech
120X |
33.4 dBA |
40.6 dBA |
| Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
33.1 dBA |
40.7 dBA |
| Enermax ETS-T40
White Claster |
33.3 dBA |
40.7 dBA |
| Scythe Ashura |
32.0 dBA |
41.0 dBA |
| Corsair H90 Single
Fan |
34.1 dBA |
41.2 dBA |
| Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
34.5 dBA |
41.7 dBA |
| Corsair H110 Dual
Fan |
33.3 dBA |
41.7 dBA |
| Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
36.1 dBA |
43.6 dBA |
| Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
36.1 dBA |
43.6 dBA |
| Deepcool MaelStrom120 |
38.2 dBA |
46.9 dBA |
| Deepcool MaelStrom240 |
39.7 dBA |
49.3 dBA |
Decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) has been placed 1 meter away from the
cooler. Measurements are conducted in a quiet room, where there are no other noise source. 32 dBA is the lowest
we can get in our room. Also here
the measurements are conducted at 7 and 12 V.
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