Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled in various levels of power consumption, joined by 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 RAM on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs in zero-fan mode for the CPU stress tests only, and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is housed in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.
The test system runs Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2251). All data sets are captured with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature is derived from the sensor CPU Die (Average). Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature. This allows a fair comparison of all cooling systems, even if the ambient temperature is different. Thethermal paste included with the cooler or pre-applied is used in each case.
I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 meter at a distance of 40cm, which operates in 125ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external sample table helps with the breakdown .
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at 40cm from the centre of the front fan, in my setup this is 80% PWM for both fans:
And after that, this cooler is still allowed to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at the highest speed, regardless of volume. A maximum of 43.5 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and 40cm distance.
A full comparison to other coolers can be found here:
Roundup und erneute Messung aller getesteten CPU Luft- und AiO-Wasserkühler
Summary and conclusion
Even though the overall design is quite similar, there are some differences when compared directly to the Dark Rock ELITE. The front Silent Wings fan has shrunk from 135mm to 120mm in size, and the illuminated LED ring in the top cover is also not present here.
However, you don’t have to do without a decent cooling performance, and this model is currently at the top of our ranking. The predecessor Pro 4 could be overtaken by a good margin, even though the price has increased a bit. Therefore, I would like to mention again that I consider the small switch for the fan speed directly on the fan more of a gimmick than a really useful function. The additionally installed magnets and general complexity of the construction would not have been necessary in my opinion. Shortly after release, the price has already dropped from 99€ to 95€, but we are of course still in the high-end segment. However, there is a lot of cooling performance for the money paid, only the comparatively short 3-year warranty does not quite fit into the overall picture.
The review sample was provided by be quiet! without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. Therewas also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
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