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Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
SetupThe Ghost S1 was tested with an Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee lake- 12 threads / 3.7GHz (4.7Ghz Turbo) , GIGABYTE Z370N WIFI - ITX / Z370, 16 GB Corsair Vengeance, Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (front mounted), ASUS GTX 1070, Corsair SF600 and bottom mounted 120 x 25 mm fan from Noctua, NF-F12 PWM set at a constant 800 RPM
All heatsinks were mounted with heat pipes as vertical as possible.
MethodIn order to create generate more comparable results, the BIOS CPU fan settings were set to “Normal” for all test runs and heatsinks. Fan settings as follows:
• 0 ⁰C – 0%• 19 ⁰C – 27%• 29 ⁰C – 40%• 39 ⁰C – 54%• 50 ⁰C – 68%• 64 ⁰C – 100%
Fan curve for all heatsinks:
This is by no means optimal for any one heatsink in terms of balance between noise to heat dissipation but it creates an even playing field for comparison of both temperature build up and noise levels. In theory the temperatures should stay pretty close to each other among heatsinks that are able to dissipate enough heat.
TestWith every heatsink the CPU and GPU was loaded synthetically using 3Dmark FireStrike Extreme including demo. Tests take approx. 9 minutes, HWinfo was used to log sensors every 2.11 seconds, after the load was removed, another 2 minutes of cool down was logged. Noise has been measured 30 cm away from the CPU-side of the case.
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Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
The Line-up
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
ZALMAN CNPS8900 QuietNoctua NH-L9x65
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)Cryorig C7
Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
The Line-up
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Noctua NH-L9x65
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Cryorig C7
Total height 61 mm
Fan distance from side wall 7 mm
RAM clearance 39 mm
RPM 450 ~ 1850 RPM ±10 %
Total height 65 mm
Fan distance from side wall 3 mm
RAM clearance 32 mm
RPM 450 ~ 1850 RPM ±10 %
Total height 47 mm
Fan distance from side wall 21 mm
RAM clearance 39 mm
RPM 600 ~ 2500 RPM ±10 %
Total height 66 mm
Fan distance from side wall 25 mm
RAM clearance 43 mm
RPM 300 ~ 1600 RPM ±10 %
Total height 61 mm
Fan distance from side wall 7 mm
RAM clearance 39 mm
RPM 600 ~ 2500 RPM ±10 %
Total height 60 mm
Fan distance from side wall 8 mm
RAM clearance 35 mm
RPM 1000 ~ 1500 RPM ±10 %
Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Noctua NH-L9x65
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Cryorig C7
High level results
Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Noctua NH-L9x65
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Cryorig C7
Average CPU temp 41.0 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp* 64.8 ⁰C
Peak fan power 75%
Average noise ** 25,7 dB
Comments
Powerful combo
Efficient and quiet, barely audible, good quality
Average CPU temp 39.9 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp 56.0 ⁰C
Peak fan power* 67%
Average noise ** 27,9 dB
Hard installation
Messy installation with poor quality, poor RAM clearance and noisy
Average CPU temp 43,9 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp 64,7 ⁰C
Peak fan power* 82%
Average noise ** 28,2 dB
Noisy
The noisiest cooler in the test with nervous and annoying RPM fluctuations
Average CPU temp 43.8 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp 60,7 ⁰C
Peak fan power* 79%
Average noise ** 21,9 dB
Favorite
This heatsink has a superior layout for the Ghost with a 25mm thick fan far away from the side wall, dead quiet. Good quality
Average CPU temp 41,3 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp 58,5 ⁰C
Peak fan power* 74%
Average noise ** 26,1 dB
PASS
Does a good job cooling but does not leave a lot of room for over clocking and creates some turbulence noise. Good quality
Average CPU temp 41,4 ⁰C
MAX CPU temp 63,2 ⁰C
Peak fan power* 71%
Average noise ** 25,8 dB
Stable and quiet
The most temperature and noise stable cooler in the test, low noise fluctuations
* Peak fan power reached during test ** Measured 30 cm (1 ft.) from CPU side of case
High level results
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Big Shuriken Cryorig C7 NH-L12
NH-L9x65 ShadowRock LP ZALMAN
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CPU average core temperature (6 cores)⁰C
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Heatsink test
THE GHOST S1
Detailed result
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Big Shuriken Cryorig C7 NH-L12
NH-L9x65 ShadowRock LP ZALMAN
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THE GHOST S1
Detailed result
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