FrostyTech Mk.II Synthetic Thermal Heatsink Test Results Intel Pentium D / Extreme Edition & Quad Core class heatsinks tested at 150W Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium 4 / Celeron class heatsinks tested at 85W Results based on readings from a 30x30mm copper interface die with 150W and 85W heat loads applied on the LGA775 version of the Mk.II Test Platform. Temperature results listed for each heatsink were calculated by determining the rise over ambient temperatures at time of test. Information on Frostytech's test methodology is available here. Socket 775 compatible CPU heatsinks
manufacturer:	model no.:	fan speed:	150w thermal test* (°c)	85w thermal test (°c)	noise level (dba)
Thermalright	Ultra 120		17.8	10.6	53.7
Zalman	CNPS9700 LED	high	19.0	10.4	56.5
Enzotech	Ultra-X	high	20.0	8.5	59.1
Apack	Zerotherm BTF90		21.8	12.7	52.1
Apack	Zerotherm BTF80		22.8	13.9	51.9
Akasa	AK-920	high	24.3	14.1	52.9
Thermalfly	F1-IACSHA	high	29.0	18.3	60.4
Zalman	CNPS9500 AT		29.6	17.3	53.3
Alpha Novatech	PRE9060M92P	high	29.9	18.5	51.5
Enzotech	Ultra-X	low	30.0	15.5	40.1
Akasa	AK-961		30.0	18.7	60.7
nPowertek	NPH-775-1		30.1	18.8	50.1
Sunon	Waturbo		30.6	18.3	57.5
Apack	CF800	high	31.4	20.7	48.4
Thermaltake	Jungle512	high	31.6	20.4	60.8
Xigmatek	AIO-S80DP	high	32.4	21.4	55.0
Zalman	CNPS7700-Cu	high	32.9	19.7	50.7
Apack	CF900	high	32.9	20.3	48.3
Evercool	PT02-9232CP		33.3	19.9	63.3
Zalman	CNPS7700-Cu LED	high	33.5	20.6	49.8
Intel	Stock Pentium D	high	33.8	20.7	47.5
nPowerTek	SF775-2	high	34.7	21.1	64.6
Akasa	AK-960E		36.1	21.4	56.3
Thermalfly	I75DUH		37.8	22.8	48.7
Cooljag	OAK-H	high	38.5	22.9	55.7
Cooljag	OAK-H2	high	38.6	24.1	55.6
Intel	Stock Pentium D	low	40.3	23.9	40.5
			150w thermal test (°c)	85w thermal test (°c)	noise level (dba)
*heatsinks are ranked according to the 150w thermal test results column (rise over ambient temp.). low temperatures with low noise levels are considered best. for reference heatsinks with variable-speed fans, only the high speed (12v) fan test result is included in the comparison sheet; more detailed results reside in each specific heatsink review.

intel processors vary widely in heat output between single and multi-core processors, so we rely on two values which represent the upper limit of both existing cpu families to test thermal solutions. With a 150W heat load applied by the Intel LGA775 version of FrostyTech's synthetic thermal test platform, the Enzotech Ultra-X heatsink yields an excellent rise above ambient temperature of only 20°C, with 59.1dBA noise. That thermal test result immediately puts the Ultra-X heatsink in the top 10, with the likes of Thermalright's Ultra-120 and Zalman's CNPS9700-LED.

When fan speed is dropped down to 1200RPM, the temperature on the 150W test die rises to 30.0°C over ambient. Noise levels fall to a fairly quiet 40.1 dBA.

The Enzotech Ultra-X heatsink was also tested with an 85W heat load. In this situation at stock fan speeds, the heatsink maintains a fantastically low 8.5°C result over ambient temperature! When the fan is again dialed down to 1200RPM, the Ultra-X heatsink reacts in a predictable manner but CPU die temperature rises only to 15.5°C over ambient.

In both these cases, the Enzotech Ultra-X heatsink maintains the lowest temperature of any Intel LGA775 heatsink FrostyTech has tested on the 85W synthetic thermal test platform to date! When tested with a 150W heat load, the Ultra-X is firmly in the Top 10 heatsinks of both AMD and Intel classes. Enzotech and their large parent company have certainly produced a really winner here, the Ultra-X heatsink is one of the coolest running Intel and AMD compatible thermal solutions out there. Recommended.

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