Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled at various power consumption levels, along with 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 RAM on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs for the CPU stress tests only for the image output in zero-fan mode and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is located in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.
The test system runs on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (Build 19045.2251). All data sets are recorded with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature results from the CPU Die (Average) sensor. Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature. This means that all cooling systems can be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different. The heat-conducting paste supplied with the cooler or applied beforehand is used in each case.
I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 measuring device at a distance of 40 cm, which works in 125 ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external example table helps to break it down.
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at a distance of 40cm from the center of the front, in my setup this is 65% PWM with both fans installed:
And then this cooler is allowed to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the volume. A maximum of 48.1 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and a distance of 40 cm.
A full comparison with other coolers can be found here:
Übersicht und Vergleich aller getesteten CPU Luft- und AiO-Wasserkühler
Summary and conclusion
I think you can see it quite well in the pictures of the installed state, the A115 is a really big air cooler. And you have to be able to accommodate this chunk first, at least 164.8mm are required. And depending on how high your RAM is, it can be a little more. Even with an ATX mainboard, the front fan completely covers all four RAM slots and may therefore have to be pushed up a little on the rails.
In terms of cooling performance, the A115 is also making a name for itself at the time of release. It is in the very top ranks, just behind the current leader Dark Rock ELITE in terms of measurement tolerance. If you run the two 140mm fans at full speed, in addition to really very loud operation, it is also enough for the current first place.
Unfortunately, as is so often the case, the price puts the brakes on the soaring performance. With a recommended retail price of €114.90, we are probably looking at one of the most expensive air coolers currently available. Not cheap, but at least under the €100 mark. After the last air cooler from Corsair in the form of the A500 delivered rather disappointing results, the results today are really impressive, and unfortunately so is the price.
The test sample was provided by Corsair without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
Corsair A115 (CT-9010011-WW)
Bestellt, wird am nächsten Werktag erwartetStand: 14.08.24 20:15 | 104,06 €*Stand: 14.08.24 20:17 | |
Lager Lieferant: Sofort lieferbar, 1-3 Werktage | 104,07 €*Stand: 14.08.24 20:11 | |
Onlineshop: lagernd, Lieferung 2-3 WerktageHannover/Laatzen: lagernd (keine Online-Reservierung möglich)Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart: nicht lagerndStand: 14.08.24 19:43 | 104,07 €*Stand: 14.08.24 19:45 |
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