NZXT Kraken X41 Review

Published by Marc Büchel on 22.04.16
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Absolute Performance

Temperatures

7V Idle Load
EK Predator 240 32 °C 49 °C
Deepcool Captain 360 31 °C 50 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin S36 31 °C 50 °C
Enermax Liqtech 120X 32 °C 50 °C
Raijintek Triton 32 °C 50 °C
Deepcool Maelstrom 240 31 °C 51 °C
Corsair H75 Single Fan 32 °C 51 °C
Enermax Liqtech 240X 32 °C 51 °C
Noctua NH-D15S 32 °C 51 °C
Corsair H90 Single Fan 33 °C 51 °C
Corsair H110 Dual Fan 33 °C 51 °C
Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan 33 °C 51 °C
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E 33 °C 51 °C
Noctua NH-C14S 32 °C 52 °C
NZXT Kraken X61 32 °C 52 °C
SilverStone Tundra TD02-Lite 32 °C 52 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 240M 33 °C 53 °C
Cryorig R1 Universal 33 °C 53 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin S24 32 °C 53 °C
Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan 33 °C 53 °C
Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan 34 °C 53 °C
Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 34 °C 53 °C
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan 34 °C 54 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Dual Fan 35 °C 55 °C
Deepcool Maelstrom 120 35 °C 55 °C
Thermalright Silver Arrow ITX 36 °C 55 °C
Enermax ETS-T40 Black Twister 34 °C 56 °C
NZXT Kraken X41 34 °C 56 °C
Enermax ETS-T40 White Claster 35 °C 56 °C
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan 35 °C 56 °C
NZXT Kraken X31 35 °C 56 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Single Fan 36 °C 56 °C
Antec Kühler H2O 1250 37 °C 56 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin T12 36 °C 57 °C
Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan 34 °C 57 °C
Thermalright Macho Rev.B 36 °C 57 °C
Raijintek Themis EVO 34 °C 57 °C
be quiet Pure Rock 36 °C 58 °C
Scythe Ashura 36 °C 58 °C
Antec Kühler H2O 950 37 °C 59 °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
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 37 °C 64 °C
Thermolab Bada 2010 39 °C 64 °C
Scythe IORI Scior-1000 39 °C 65 °C
Lepa LV12 36 °C 66 °C
Thermolab LP-53 38 °C 69 °C
Enermax ETS-N30 37 °C 73 °C
Thermolab ITX30 38 °C 75 °C
Intel Stock 39 °C 83 °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
Deepcool Captain 360 30 °C 48 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin S36 30 °C 49 °C
EK Predator 240 31 °C 49 °C
Raijintek Triton 31 °C 49 °C
Corsair H90 Single Fan 32 °C 50 °C
Corsair H110 Dual Fan 32 °C 50 °C
Noctua NH-D15S 31 °C 50 °C
Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan 32 °C 50 °C
Deepcool Maelstrom 240 33 °C 50 °C
NZXT Kraken X61 31 °C 50 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin S24 31 °C 51 °C
Noctua NH-C14S 31 °C 51 °C
SilverStone Tundra TD-02 Lite 31 °C 51 °C
Corsair H75 Single Fan 32 °C 51 °C
Enermax Liqtech 240X 32 °C 51 °C
Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan 33 °C 51 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 240M 32 °C 52 °C
Cryorig R1 Universal 32 °C 52 °C
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E 32 °C 52 °C
Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 33 °C 52 °C
Enermax Liqtech 120X 31 °C 53 °C
Deepcool Maelstrom 120 33 °C 53 °C
Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan 33 °C 53 °C
Thermalright Silver Arrow ITX 34 °C 53 °C
Fractal Design Kelvin T12 34 °C 54 °C
NZXT Kraken X41 33 °C 54 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Dual Fan 33 °C 54 °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
NZXT Kraken X31 34 °C 55 °C
Prolimatech Lynx 34 °C 55 °C
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan 34 °C 55 °C
Scythe Ashura 34 °C 55 °C
Antec Kühler H2O 1250 35 °C 55 °C
Enermax ETS-T40 Black Twister 35 °C 55 °C
Thermalright Macho Rev.B 34 °C 55 °C
be quiet Pure Rock 35 °C 56 °C
Antec Kühler H2O 950 36 °C 56 °C
Raijintek Pallas 36 °C 56 °C
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure 34 °C 57 °C
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Single Fan 34 °C 57 °C
Lepa LV12 35 °C 57 °C
Cooler Master Hyper 103 36 °C 58 °C
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 35 °C 59 °C
Scythe IORI Scior-1000 37 °C 60 °C
Thermolab Bada 2010 39 °C 64 °C
Thermolab LP-53 37 °C 65 °C
Enermax ETS-N30 34 °C 68 °C
Thermolab ITX30 36 °C 69 °C
Intel Stock 35 °C 70 °C


Fan Speeds

  7 Volt 12 Volt
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan 840 rpm 1'180 rpm
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E 840 rpm 1'320 rpm
Enermax Liqtech 240X 750 rpm 1'300 rpm
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan 780 rpm 1'200 rpm
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 520 rpm 1'260 rpm
Thermalright Silver Arrow ITX 840 rpm 1'320 rpm
Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 780 rpm 1'380 rpm
Cryorig R1 Universal 960 rpm 1'440 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
Thermalright Macho Rev.B 780 rpm 1'320 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
Noctua NH-C14S 960 rpm 1'500 rpm
Noctua NH-D15S 960 rpm 1'500 rpm
Raijintek Themis EVO 960 rpm 1'500 rpm
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure 660 rpm 1'530 rpm
Fractal Design Kelvin S24 1'270 rpm 1'540 rpm
be quiet Pure Rock 1'000 rpm 1'560 rpm
Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan 960 rpm 1'560 rpm
Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan 1'020 rpm 1'560 rpm
Fractal Design Kelvin S36 1'400 rpm 1'740 rpm
Prolimatech Lynx 600 rpm 1'740 rpm
Fractal Design Kelvin T12 420 rpm 1'800 rpm
Enermax ETS-T40 Black Twister 1'020 rpm 1'860 rpm
Enermax ETS-T40 White Cluster 1'260 rpm 1'860 rpm
Lepa LV12 1'100 rpm 1'850 rpm
NZXT Kraken X41 1'180rpm 1'840 rpm
Thermolab Bada 2010 1'140 rpm 1'980 rpm
Corsair H75 Single Fan 1'200 rpm 1'980 rpm
NZXT Kraken X31 1'200 rpm 1'980 rpm
NZXT Kraken X61 1'180 rpm 1'980 rpm
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Dual Fan 1'500 rpm 1'980 rpm
Intel Stock 1'260 rpm 2'040 rpm
Enermax Liqtech 120X 1'270 rpm 2'050 rpm
EK Predator 240 1'020 rpm 2'160 rpm
Thermolab LP-53 300 rpm 2'180 rpm
Scythe IORI Scior-1000 280 rpm 2'220 rpm
Deepcool Maelstrom 240 1'440 rpm 2'220 rpm
Deepcool Captain 360 1'400 rpm 2'240 rpm
Deepcool Maelstrom 120 1'500 rpm 2'280 rpm
Cooler Master Nepton 240M 1'140 rpm 2'300 rpm
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Single Fan 1'560 rpm 2'400 rpm
Cooler Master Hyper 103 1'580 rpm 2'400 rpm
Antec Kühler H2O 950 1'620 rpm 2'400 rpm
SilverStone Tundra TD02-Lite 1'440 rpm 2'460 rpm
Antec Kühler H2O 1250 1'620 rpm 2'480 rpm
Thermolab ITX30 1'620 rpm 2'580 rpm
Enermax ETS-N30 1'080 rpm 3'080 rpm
Raijintek Triton 1'140 rpm 3'450 rpm


Fan speeds (RPM) at 7 and 12 V.

Noise Levels

  7 Volt 12 Volt
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver. 2 33.4 dBA 34.9 dBA
be quiet Pure Rock 33.3 dBA 37.0 dBA
Enermax Liqtech 240X 33.5 dBA 37.0 dBA
Intel Stock 33.3 dBA 37.1 dBA
Noctua NH-D15 Dual Fan 32.2 dBA 37.4 dBA
Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan 32.3 dBA 37.4 dBA
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure 32.3 dBA 38.4 dBA
Lepa LV12 34.6 dBA 38.8 dBA
Thermolab ITX30 33.4 dBA 38.9 dBA
Noctua NH-D15 Single Fan 33.7 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
Thermalright Macho Rev.B 32.5 dBA 40.4 dBA
Thermolab Bada 2010 32.3 dBA 40.4 dBA
NZXT Kraken X31 35.5 dBA 40.5 dBA
NZXT Kraken X61 35.7 dBA 40.6 dBA
Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 32.4 dBA 40.6 dBA
Enermax Liqtech 120X 33.4 dBA 40.6 dBA
Prolimatech Lynx 33.0 dBA 40.3 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
Noctua NH-C14S 32.0 dBA 41.1 dBA
Noctua NH-D15S 32.0 dBA 41.1 dBA
Corsair H90 Single Fan 34.1 dBA 41.2 dBA
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E 34.7 dBA 41.2 dBA
Thermalright Silver Arrow ITX 34.7 dBA 41.2 dBA
Corsair H110 Dual Fan 33.3 dBA 41.7 dBA
Corsair H75 Single Fan 34.5 dBA 41.7 dBA
Enermax ETS-N30 34.2 dBA 43.0 dBA
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan 35.8 dBA 43.1 dBA
Cryorig R1 Universal 36.7 dBA 43.2 dBA
Deepcool Captain 360 36.6 dBA 43.4 dBA
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan 36.1 dBA 43.6 dBA
Cooler Master Nepton 140XL 34.3dBA 43.8 dBA
Cooler Master Nepton 240M 34.9 dBA 44.5 dBA
Fractal Design Kelvin S24 37.0 dBA 46.3 dBA
Fractal Design Kelvin T12 25.4 dBA 46.5 dBA
Deepcool Maelstrom 120 38.2 dBA 46.9 dBA
Fractal Design Kelvin S36 37.8 dBA 48.7 dBA
NZXT Kraken X41 37.5 dBA 48.8 dBA
Deepcool Maelstrom 240 39.7 dBA 49.3 dBA
EK Predator 240 33.6 dBA 49.6 dBA
Raijintek Triton 37.0 dBA 49.7 dBA
SilverStone Tundra TD02-Lite 41.9 dBA 53.3 dBA
Antec Kühler H2O 950 46.3 dBA 58.2 dBA
Antec Kühler H2O 1250 47.9 dBA 65.2 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.


Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications
Page 2 - Photo Gallery
Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup
Page 4 - Absolute Performance
Page 5 - PWM Performance
Page 6 - Conclusion




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