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
Thermalright	SLK-900A	16.8	23.4		34.5	44.9
Sibak	AC06725TH	20.4	23.7		39.2	45.2
Coolermaster	HHC-001	18.3	23.1		34.3	46.4
Jetart	JAKS29	15.1	25.2		30.9	46.8
Thermal Integration	TI-A8641L	17.3	22.1		33.0	47.7
AVC	Tundra2	19.4	26.5		37.0	49.1
Vantec	VA4-7245	22.5	25.9		41.3	49.2
Thermaltake	Silent Boost	17.6	24.6		36.9	50.3
Evercool	CUF715	23.8	25.0		42.3	51.1
Aopen	ACK7L	22.0	26.0		41.2	51.8
Thermalright	SK-7	19.3	22.8		37.9	52.1
Coolermaster	HSC-V62	26.0	31.4		40.3	53.1
Zalman	CNPS6000-Cu	21.6	29.0		40.8	53.4
Scythe	Kamakaze	18.9	27.2		34.1	53.6
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
Thermalright	SK6+	17.0	30.7		33.2	58.7
Taisol	CEK787172	16.9	32.0		35.8	60.5
Titan	D9TBCu35R1	23.0	31.7		47.2	61.5
nPowertek	TTIC NPH-2	14.6	30.0		40.0	61.9
Verax	P14Cu	25.8	31.9		49.7	63.2
Spire	5U213C1H3G	26.0	34.6		47.3	63.5
Spire	SPA04B4	24.4	33.6		48.6	65.1
ArcticCooling	CuSilent2	22.6	37.0		48.0	66.6
Akasa	AK821	26.7	34.5		51.4	70.5
Verax	P11T	35.1	43.6		64.8	76.6
		50W	50W		100W	100W

Like most things, mainstream heatsinks are the most common of coolers (and that isn't a bad thing either). They are the most affordable, and offer good performance for what they cost consumers. The Vantec VA4-7245 is not a high-end Socket A heatsink, and it is not the quietest Socket A cooler we have ever tested either. It is inexpensive, it does offer reasonably good cooling for moderate overclocking situations, and it is bound to be available just about everywhere. Vantec's coolers are sold all over the place, and that is often what decides which heatsink is successful, and which isn't.

While the Vantec VA4-7245 will provide years of good cooling for non-overclocked PCs, overclockers will probably find it limiting. Apart from that, we were left wishing that Vantec had used a slightly quieter fan, and in so doing appealed to the low-noise cooling movement a little more. Other than that, the test data speaks for itself; nice thermals, and well made.