Synthetic Temperature Test
Results: *Ranked according to 100W small interface die
test results.
FrostyTech
Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results |
Mfg. |
Model |
Ambient Temp. |
27mm large copper block |
15mm small copper block |
|
27mm large copper block |
15mm small copper block |
Thermal pad |
No. Fans |
Fan Noise |
Clip force |
|
|
|
50W |
50W |
|
100W |
100W |
|
|
|
|
Thermalright |
SLK800 |
21.7 |
34.8 |
37.5 |
|
45.2 |
51.6 |
none |
1 |
loud |
med |
Thermalright |
AX-7 |
21.7 |
34.8 |
37.1 |
|
46.1 |
52.1 |
none |
1 |
loud |
med |
Tocools |
Novasonic-AlCu |
20.1 |
33.1 |
37.9 |
|
49.3 |
53.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
Tocools |
Novasonic |
22.9 |
40.9 |
39.9 |
|
54.4 |
59.4 |
none |
1 |
med |
stiff |
Coolermaster (high) |
ASBV73U1 |
25.5 |
38.9 |
43.6 |
|
50.2 |
62.2 |
none |
1 |
loud |
easy |
Coolink |
U1P2 |
26.1 |
39.4 |
44.9 |
|
50.9 |
62.2 |
none |
2 |
loud |
easy |
Arkua |
628 |
23.9 |
42.7 |
42.1 |
|
58.9 |
62.3 |
none |
1 |
med |
med |
Thermal Integration |
TI-V77L |
26.5 |
39.1 |
44.4 |
|
57.5 |
63.6 |
grey |
1 |
med |
med |
Sibak |
AC02625B |
23.2 |
41.3 |
59.0 |
|
43.2 |
64.7 |
none |
1 |
loud |
med |
Sibak |
AC06725TH |
22.5 |
42.9 |
46.2 |
|
61.7 |
67.7 |
none |
1 |
Very loud |
med |
Coolermaster |
HHC-001 |
21.7 |
40.0 |
44.8 |
|
56.3 |
68.1 |
none |
1 |
loud |
easy |
AVC |
Tundra2 |
22.0 |
41.4 |
47.5 |
|
59.0 |
71.1 |
none |
1 |
loud |
stiff |
Coolermaster |
HSC-V62 |
21.4 |
47.4 |
52.8 |
|
61.7 |
74.5 |
none |
1 |
quiet |
easy |
Arkua |
728M-7N01 |
20.8 |
40.5 |
47.8 |
|
60.5 |
75.8 |
metal |
1 |
med |
easy |
Spire |
5F263 |
22.6 |
44.7 |
51.8 |
|
64.3 |
76.2 |
white |
1 |
low |
med |
Taisol |
CGK760092 |
23.4 |
42.7 |
51.3 |
|
61.2 |
77.5 |
pink |
1 |
low |
med |
Zalman |
CNPS6000-Cu |
24.8 |
46.4 |
53.8 |
|
65.6 |
78.2 |
none |
1 |
very low |
easy |
Titan |
TTC-CU9TB/SC |
21.9 |
43.7 |
49.9 |
|
63.5 |
78.8 |
none |
1 |
loud |
easy |
AVC |
112AM1 |
24.8 |
46.6 |
52.9 |
|
70.1 |
79.6 |
none |
1 |
low |
stiff |
Taisol |
CEK787172 |
21.5 |
38.4 |
53.5 |
|
57.3 |
82.0 |
PCM45 |
1 |
med |
easy |
Spire |
5U213C1H36 |
19.8 |
45.8 |
54.4 |
|
67.1 |
83.3 |
pink |
1 |
low |
easy |
Verax |
P14Cu |
25.5 |
51.3 |
57.4 |
|
75.2 |
88.7 |
white |
1 |
silent |
easy |
Akasa |
AK821 |
22.7 |
49.4 |
57.2 |
|
74.1 |
93.2 |
grey |
1 |
med |
med |
Verax |
P11T |
26.1 |
61.2 |
69.7 |
|
90.9 |
102.7 |
none |
1 |
none |
easy |
|
|
|
50W |
50W |
|
100W |
100W |
|
|
|
|
Given
that this is an aluminum heatsink with a 60mm fan it is not surprising to find
that the Taisol CEK787172 places very low in the list of reference heatsinks.
The initial results for our tests on the synthetic temperature test platform
with the small die interface at 100W have the CEK787172 performing only 4-5
degrees warmer than the recently reviewed copper Titan TTC-CU9TB/SC!
Rise Above Ambient
Temp. (c) |
Mfg. |
Model |
27mm large copper block |
15mm small copper block |
|
27mm large copper block |
15mm small copper block |
|
|
50W |
50W |
|
100W |
100W |
Thermalright |
SLK800 |
13.1 |
15.8 |
|
23.5 |
29.9 |
Thermalright |
AX-7 |
13.1 |
15.4 |
|
24.4 |
30.4 |
Tocools |
Novasonic-AlCu |
13.0 |
17.8 |
|
29.2 |
32.9 |
Coolink |
U1P2 |
13.3 |
19.8 |
|
26.8 |
36.1 |
Tocools |
Novasonic |
18.0 |
17.0 |
|
31.5 |
36.5 |
Coolermaster (high) |
ASBV73U1 |
13.4 |
18.1 |
|
24.7 |
36.7 |
Thermal Integration |
TI-V77L |
12.6 |
17.9 |
|
31.0 |
37.1 |
Arkua |
628 |
18.8 |
18.2 |
|
35.0 |
38.4 |
Sibak |
AC02625B |
18.1 |
35.8 |
|
20.0 |
41.5 |
Sibak |
AC06725TH |
20.4 |
23.7 |
|
39.2 |
45.2 |
Coolermaster |
HHC-001 |
18.3 |
23.1 |
|
34.3 |
46.4 |
AVC |
Tundra2 |
19.4 |
26.5 |
|
37.0 |
49.1 |
Coolermaster |
HSC-V62 |
26.0 |
31.4 |
|
40.3 |
53.1 |
Zalman |
CNPS6000-Cu |
21.6 |
29.0 |
|
40.8 |
53.4 |
Spire |
5F263 |
22.1 |
29.2 |
|
41.7 |
53.6 |
Taisol |
CGK760092 |
19.3 |
37.8 |
|
27.9 |
54.1 |
AVC |
112AM1 |
21.8 |
28.1 |
|
45.3 |
54.8 |
Arkua |
728M-7N01 |
19.7 |
27.0 |
|
39.7 |
55.0 |
Titan |
TTC-CU9TB/SC |
22.4 |
28.6 |
|
42.2 |
57.5 |
Taisol |
CEK787172 |
16.9 |
32.0 |
|
35.8 |
60.5 |
Verax |
P14Cu |
25.8 |
31.9 |
|
49.7 |
63.2 |
Spire |
5U213C1H3G |
26.0 |
34.6 |
|
47.3 |
63.5 |
Akasa |
AK821 |
26.7 |
34.5 |
|
51.4 |
70.5 |
Verax |
P11T |
35.1 |
43.6 |
|
64.8 |
76.6 |
|
|
50W |
50W |
|
100W |
100W |
Without a
doubt, the Taisol CEK787172 is an OEM class heatsink destined for
mainstream or value-oriented PC cooling. The heatsink should be able to economically
cool older AthlonXP processors within reason, but certainly won't offer anything near
the low temperatures of several other heatsinks in the reference list.
With measured noise levels on the
order of 50 dB, the CEK787172 doesn't even manage to cool processors quiet
enough to have the redeeming feature of a low noise cooler, so we can only
assume that there is thriving market for older AthlonXP-based PCs that would require a heatsink built
primarily around economics.
Bottom line, the Taisol CEK787172 is not the kind of heatsink you'll want to
be using with your brand new gaming rig, but should be just fine if you need an
inexpensive cooler for an old PC you're turning into an MP3 file server.
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