Synthetic Temperature Test
Results: *Ranked according to 100W interface die test
results.
| FrostyTech
Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results |
| Mfg. |
Model |
Ambient Temp. |
27mm large copper block |
|
27mm large copper block |
Thermal pad |
No. Fans |
Fan Noise |
Clip force |
|
|
|
50W |
|
100W |
|
|
|
|
| Thermalright (high) |
SLK-900U |
20.0 |
31.6 |
|
40.5 |
none |
1 |
very loud |
easy |
| JMC |
401100 |
19.5 |
35.1 |
|
47.4 |
grey |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Zalman |
CNPS7000-Cu |
21.0 |
35.1 |
|
48.7 |
none |
1 |
low |
easy |
| Taisol |
CCP445172 |
20.2 |
37.7 |
|
50.9 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| AVC |
117140 |
22.6 |
37.8 |
|
50.4 |
none |
1 |
med |
med |
| Coolermaster |
IHC-H71 |
23.0 |
37.0 |
|
51.1 |
none |
1 |
loud |
stiff |
| Arkua |
8568 |
22.4 |
37.8 |
|
51.7 |
none |
1 |
med |
med |
| Thermal Integration (high) |
TI-V7035TN |
20.2 |
38.3 |
|
52.9 |
none |
1 |
very loud |
easy |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BMY |
19.5 |
38.1 |
|
53.1 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Dynatron |
DC1207BMX |
20.9 |
38.1 |
|
53.3 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Taisol |
CEP447181 |
24.8 |
39.4 |
|
53.5 |
white |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Alpha |
PAL8942 |
27.9 |
42.6 |
|
54.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
med |
| Intel |
Stock 3.06GHz |
24.9 |
39.9 |
|
55.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Arkua |
Q85X-7J |
24.6 |
41.3 |
|
56.5 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| CoolJag |
JVC661A |
23.2 |
40.5 |
|
56.7 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Spire |
SP411C5 |
25.2 |
42.5 |
|
56.9 |
white |
1 |
loud |
easy |
| Zalman |
CNPS6500-AlCu |
23.1 |
40.3 |
|
57.4 |
none |
1 |
low |
easy |
| Taisol |
CEP426151A |
24.3 |
43.7 |
|
59.7 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Intel |
Socket 478 |
22.4 |
41.8 |
|
59.8 |
carbon |
1 |
low |
med |
| Arkua |
838T-7G |
23.3 |
42.0 |
|
60.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Dynatron |
DC1207BMW |
23.2 |
42.7 |
|
61.1 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Arkua |
8456X-8T |
25.1 |
43.7 |
|
61.4 |
none |
1 |
low |
easy |
| Spire |
SP420B8 |
25.3 |
42.7 |
|
61.5 |
none |
1 |
low |
easy |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BM-S |
22.4 |
43.2 |
|
62.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
med |
| AVC |
117160 |
22.4 |
42.7 |
|
62.2 |
white pad |
1 |
med |
med |
| Evercool |
NW9F715CA |
23.8 |
42.9 |
|
62.3 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Aopen |
ACP4LC |
24.1 |
42.0 |
|
62.9 |
grey pad |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Scythe |
Kamakaze |
26.1 |
44.0 |
|
63.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
hard |
| Zalman |
CNPS5700D-Cu |
25.7 |
44.6 |
|
64.0 |
none |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Globalwin |
VA476 |
28.7 |
49.5 |
|
68.0 |
grey |
1 |
med |
easy |
| Arctic Cooling |
SuperSilent4 Pro |
25.1 |
46.8 |
|
68.1 |
none |
1 |
low |
stiff |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BMV |
23.1 |
45.1 |
|
68.2 |
none |
1 |
low |
easy |
| Vantec |
GSN-7015 |
22.4 |
47.5 |
|
69.0 |
none |
1 |
loud |
stiff |
| Verax |
P16 |
21.8 |
49.2 |
|
75.8 |
none |
1 |
none |
med |
| Arkua |
848X-6B |
27.2 |
54.5 |
|
80.4 |
none |
1 |
low |
med |
| Dynatron |
DC1U-B02 |
20.9 |
53.8 |
|
88.3 |
none |
1 |
loud |
stiff |
|
|
|
50W |
|
100W |
|
|
|
|
The
initial thermal test
results
for the Aopen ACP4LC are a little lower
than middle of the road, but not altogether poor. We'll have to wait a
moment before we can say for certain how the Aopen heatsink performs in the
grand scheme of things.
| Rise Above Ambient
Temp. (c) |
| Mfg. |
Model |
27mm large copper block |
|
27mm large copper block |
|
|
50W |
|
100W |
| Thermalright (high) |
SLK-900U |
11.6 |
|
20.5 |
| Alpha |
PAL8942 |
14.7 |
|
26.1 |
| Zalman |
CNPS7000-Cu |
14.1 |
|
27.7 |
| AVC |
117140 |
15.2 |
|
27.8 |
| JMC |
401100 |
15.6 |
|
27.9 |
| Coolermaster |
IHC-H71 |
14.0 |
|
28.1 |
| Taisol |
CEP447181 |
14.6 |
|
28.7 |
| Arkua |
8568 |
15.4 |
|
29.3 |
| Intel |
Stock 3.06GHz |
15.0 |
|
30.1 |
| Spire |
SP411C5 |
17.3 |
|
31.7 |
| Taisol |
CCP445172 |
17.5 |
|
30.7 |
| Arkua |
Q85X-7J |
16.7 |
|
31.9 |
| Dynatron |
DC1207BMX |
17.2 |
|
32.4 |
| Thermal Integration (high) |
TI-V7035TN |
18.1 |
|
32.7 |
| Cooljag |
JVC661A |
17.3 |
|
33.5 |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BMY |
18.6 |
|
33.6 |
| Zalman |
CNPS6500-AlCu |
17.2 |
|
34.3 |
| Taisol |
CEP426151A |
19.4 |
|
35.4 |
| Spire |
SP420B8 |
17.4 |
|
36.2 |
| Arkua |
8456X-8T |
18.6 |
|
36.3 |
| Arkua |
838T-7G |
18.7 |
|
36.7 |
| Scythe |
Kamakaze |
17.9 |
|
36.9 |
| Intel |
Socket 478 |
19.4 |
|
37.4 |
| Dynatron |
DC1207BMW |
19.5 |
|
37.9 |
| Zalman |
CNPS5700D-Cu |
18.9 |
|
38.3 |
| Evercool |
NW9F715CA |
19.1 |
|
38.5 |
| Aopen |
ACP4LC |
17.9 |
|
38.8 |
| Globalwin |
VA476 |
20.8 |
|
39.3 |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BM-S |
20.8 |
|
39.6 |
| AVC |
117160 |
20.3 |
|
39.8 |
| Arctic Cooling |
SuperSilent4 Pro |
21.7 |
|
43.0 |
| Dynatron |
DC1206BMV |
22.0 |
|
45.1 |
| Vantec |
GSN-7105 |
25.1 |
|
46.6 |
| Arkua |
848X-6B |
27.3 |
|
53.2 |
| Verax |
P16 |
27.4 |
|
54.0 |
| Dynatron |
DC1U-B02 |
32.9 |
|
67.4 |
|
|
50W |
|
100W |
In the
end, the Aopen
ACP4LC performs satisfactorily, but doesn't give the performance heatsinks
a run for their money. Given that
the stock Intel heatsinks (the all-aluminum and 3.06GHz versions) perform better, there is little incentive to switch over to this model.
While the
fan adaptor is an interesting adaptation to decrease the overall sound signature
of a heatsink while maintaining its level of cooling prowess, it doesn't quite
seem that the Aopen ACP4LC
has the right combination to seek the true advantages. Added to that the minute vibrations we experienced that added to the
overall sound level and you can see
that a few more revisions might just be what the doctor ordered before the Aopen ACP4LC really comes into its own.
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