Synthetic Temperature Test Results:

FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform (50W heat load)
	Mfg. Name	Model No.	Ambient Temp. (C)	Large block (C)	Small block (c)	Thermal compound	Thermal pad	No. Fans	Fan Noise	Clip
1	Dynatron	DC1206BMO	25.8	41.6	48.3	silver goo	none	1	loud	stiff
2	Dynatron	DC1206BML	25.7	48.1	52.8	silver goo	none	1	med	med
3	Dynatron	DC1206BMR	25.9	55.2	60.0	silver goo	none	1	med	stiff
4	AVC	Skive 212AHO	25.1	55.0	60.0	silver goo	white	1	med	stiff

The clip trough is 6mm wide, and only cuts into the base by 0.5mm. Of all the Microfin heatsinks we've seen, this one had the nicest looking fins.

Why is our list of reference heatsinks so small, and limited mainly to existing Dynatron heatsinks for this review? Well, since the Model-R is a 1U heatsink it's not really accurate to compare it with jumbo heatsinks intended for desktop systems, or generally computers with ample room for cooling solutions.

So, rather than compare it with nothing (we are only beginning to see 1U heatsinks enter the market), we've thrown up the results from a group of heatsinks based on the same type of Skive process. At the very least it should give some indication of where this heatsinks stands in relation to others of similar construction. Naturally as we get a few more heatsinks intended for 1U servers in the door we will update the list of reference coolers.

You can see by looking at the results, for its' small size the Model-R manages to pack a fairly large punch (relatively). While a result of 60 degrees is not something to write home about in a desktop system, the rules for servers are little bit different. Anyhow lets see how the real numbers fly as we examine the results of our tests on the synthetic temperature platform as rise above ambient temperatures.