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	AX-7	21.7	34.8	37.1		46.1	52.1	none	1	very loud	easy
Tocools	Novasonic	22.9	40.9	39.9		54.4	59.4	none	1	med	stiff
Vantec	VA4C7040	22.2	38.9	42.0		54.9	60.3	none	1	med	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
Coolink	U2P	27.1	40.6	47.6		55.3	67.6	none	1	loud	easy
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
Kuthtec	KTM2101	20.8	43.2	45.6		64.3	68.3	none	1	med	med
Kuthtec	KTM2001	20.8	43.5	44.9		64.8	68.3	none	1	med	med
Tocools	Crown	23.2	38.8	53.2		47.9	70.2	none	1	loud	stiff
Coolink	H2T	27.1	44.5	49.0		60.8	70.9	none	1	med	easy
AVC	Tundra2	22.0	41.4	47.5		59.0	71.1	none	1	loud	stiff
Coolink	U1L2	26.1	42.3	51.1		57.9	72.2	none	2	med	easy
Vantec	CCK-6027D	27.4	45.4	49.6		64.9	73.4	none	1	med	med
Coolermaster	HSC-V62	21.4	47.4	52.8		61.7	74.5	none	1	quiet	easy
NengTyi	XPC5000	23.9	46.5	49.1		69.1	76.1	none	1	med	med
Coolink	U2L	27.1	45.6	52.6		62.7	76.2	none	1	med	easy
Spire	5F263	22.6	44.7	51.8		64.3	76.2	white	1	low	med
Titan	TTC-CU5TB	24.2	46.2	51.2		61.8	76.4	none	1	loud	stiff
Taisol	CGK760092	23.4	42.7	51.3		61.2	77.5	pink	1	low	med
Kuthtec	KTM3000	22.8	46.7	49.8		69.8	77.5	none		med	med
Spire	5T235	22.3	43.0	50.3		62.8	78.1	white	1	med	med
Zalman	CNPS6000-Cu	24.8	46.4	53.8		65.6	78.2	none	1	very low	easy
Ajigo	MF014-021	27.8	47.6	54.0		65.6	78.5	grey	1	med	med
Ajigo	SF017-011	27.2	47.5	55.1		65.7	78.9	grey	1	med	med
AVC	112AM1	24.8	46.6	52.9		70.1	79.6	none	1	low	stiff
Coolink	H1T	27.1	49.2	53.6		69.4	79.9	none	1	med	easy
Sibak	AE01625B	23.5	40.8	54.4		57.1	81.0	none	1	loud	easy
Coolermaster	HHC-L61	21.5	47.2	48.3		71.2	82.3	none	1	quiet	easy
Thermaltake	Volcano 6cu+	26.5	40.3	55.3		58.6	84.4	carbon	1	loud	med
JMC Products	400023	23.1	44.5	65.2		55.3	85.2	Chomerics T725	1	low	easy
Sibak	AT01515B	23.0	45.1	64.6		60.1	95.2	none	2	med	stiff
Verax	P11T	26.1	61.2	69.7		90.9	102.7	none	1	none	easy
Verax	P14	26.1	56.9	67.4		81.6	101.2	none	1	none	easy
			50W	50W		100W	100W

The Tocools Novasonic is a new entry into the list of reference heatsinks and one which has broken into the performance level with relative ease. While the Coolink is about the same in performance, the Thermalright AX-7 is the odd ball out. The AX-7 was tested with a 38mm thick 80mm fan that would have made even the most inept heatsinks perform well - but let's not get off topic.

Tocools have made a very strong showing with the Novasonic except for the clip. The clip used on the model we received for testing does the job, but it really doesn't seem to be a very commercially viable design, or all that user friendly. With such a large heatsink as this, Tocools would be strongly urged to adopt a clip which is slightly more refined, perhaps even utilizing all three tabs on the socket.

While the Tocools Novasonic is already a very capable performance cooler, I can't help but look forward and wonder what an all copper, or copper-aluminum hybrid of this heatsink will perform like. The "Pyramidal Inside Cutting" technology as Tocools call it is still in the early stages of development, and future iterations will undoubtedly usher in further performance improvements. For the moment, whether it be stock cooling, or overclocking, the Tocools Novasonic should do the job admirably - and for a relatively new company that is an impressive accomplishment.

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