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Abstract: An additional mounting bracket is available for socket
1366/1156 Intel Core i7 processors. This will require you to remove the
motherboard and install a metal backplate.
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Sound Level Measurements: Which Heatsink is
Quietest?
Listening to the actual noise a heatsink makes allows you
to hear what pure numbers alone cannot get across. To further emphasize
FrostyTech's reliance on cold hard facts when evaluating a heatsink, we also
take noise level measurements with a sound level meter.
FrostyTech Heatsink Noise Level
Measurements
Noise level Decibel
measurements of each heatsinks' fan in operation are taken with the
aid of a sound level meter and sound isolating enclosure. The values
may be higher than the mfgr's listed specs, but are directly
comparable to one another. Measurements are made on the dB (A)
scale, lower values are best. Information on Frostytech's test
methodology is available
here. | |
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manufacturer: |
model no.: |
fan* speed: |
noise level (dba): |
cpu** platform |
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Scythe |
Orochi SCORC-1000 |
|
27.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Sunbeamtech |
Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Ed. |
low |
31.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Zipang |
|
33.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5750 Silent |
|
35.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Verax |
Helado |
|
36.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 7311 Silent |
|
36.5 dB |
AMD |
Intel |
Stock Core 2 Duo |
|
36.7 dB |
Intel |
Scythe |
Mine Rev.B |
|
36.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 7222 Light |
|
37.7 dB |
AMD |
Scythe |
Infinity SCINF-1000 |
|
37.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Katana II |
|
37.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Shuriken |
high |
38.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Andy Samuri Master SCASM-1000 |
|
38.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
Nero AK967 |
high |
39.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Kama Cross |
|
40.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Noctua |
NH-C12P |
high |
40.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
EKL |
GroB Clock'ner |
|
40.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Noctua |
NH-U12P |
high |
40.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 7321 Silent E |
|
41.0 dB |
AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5063 Cu Silent E |
|
41.0 dB |
Intel |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 7312 Silent E |
|
41.1 dB |
AMD |
Asus |
Triton 85 |
high |
41.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Asus |
Triton 77 |
high |
41.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolink |
Silentator |
high |
41.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Intel |
Stock Core 2 Duo E4400 |
|
41.6 dB |
Intel |
Scythe |
Ninja Mini |
|
41.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
OCZ |
Vendetta 2 |
high |
41.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Noctua |
NH-U9B |
high |
41.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
NeonCooler 8-BL |
|
42.0 dB |
AMD |
AMA |
Serac 770 |
|
42.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 7223 Light E |
|
42.3 dB |
AMD |
EKL |
GroB Clock'ner Blue Ed. |
high |
42.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 64 LP |
|
42.6 dB |
AMD |
Xigmatek |
S1284 Achilles |
high |
42.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Asus |
Silent Square EVO |
high |
42.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
OCZ |
Gladiator Max |
high |
42.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Nexus |
HOC-9000 |
high |
43.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Auras |
SMF-660 |
|
43.4 dB |
Intel |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5710 Silent |
|
43.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
Hyper48 |
|
43.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Auras |
LPT-709 |
|
43.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Alpine64 |
|
43.9 dB |
AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Alpine 7 Pro |
high |
44.1 dB |
Intel |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S1284EE |
high |
44.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Asus |
Triton 79 Amazing |
|
44.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
Blue Aurora AK966BL |
high |
44.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
Ultra 120 Extreme |
|
44.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
Revo (horizontal) |
high |
44.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
SI-128SE |
|
44.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Dynatron |
A22 |
|
44.5 dB |
AMD |
Asus |
Lionsquare |
high |
44.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5610 Silent |
|
44.7 dB |
Intel |
Asus |
Arctic Square |
high |
44.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7000B-CU |
high |
44.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7000A-Cu |
high |
45.2 dB |
AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7000-Cu |
high |
45.2 dB |
AMD |
Akasa |
AK-860SF |
|
45.2 dB |
AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5062 Cu Light |
|
45.2 dB |
Intel |
Noctua |
NH-U12 |
|
45.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Ajigo |
MF043-044 |
|
45.4 dB |
AMD |
Spire |
SP741B3 |
|
45.6 dB |
AMD |
Coolermaster |
Hyper 212 |
|
45.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Shogun |
high |
45.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z2-EX |
high |
45.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Mugen |
|
46.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 7LP |
high |
46.1 dB |
Intel |
Asus |
Silent Knight 2 |
high |
46.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
MST-977SLE |
|
46.5 dB |
Intel |
Intel |
Stock Pentium D |
high |
47.5 dB |
Intel |
Zerotherm |
FZ120 |
high |
47.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
Hyper Z600 |
|
47.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-975CU |
high |
47.7 dB |
Intel |
nPowertek |
TTIC NPH-1000 |
|
47.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Kama SCKK1000 |
|
47.5 dB |
AMD |
3Rsystem |
Iceage 120 |
high |
47.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS8700 LED |
high |
48.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-965 |
high |
48.1 dB |
Intel |
Akasa |
AK-876 |
high |
48.2 dB |
AMD |
Thermolab |
TLI-U Nano Silencer |
|
48.0 dB |
Intel |
Apack |
CF900 |
high |
48.3 dB |
Intel |
Apack |
CF800 |
high |
48.4 dB |
Intel |
Gelid |
Silent Spirit |
high |
48.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5058 Light E |
|
48.5 dB |
Intel |
LS Cable |
SHS-T700 |
|
48.5 dB |
Intel |
Auras |
CTC-868 (closed) |
|
48.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalfly |
I75DUH |
|
48.7 dB |
Intel |
Coolage |
Frozen Orb F0-Z924AL |
high |
48.9 dB |
Intel |
Spire |
SP601B3 |
|
48.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Cooler Master |
Hyper Z600 Black Label |
high |
49.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Apack |
Zerotherm Nirvana 120 |
|
49.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
DuOrb |
|
49.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Xigmatek |
DK-S1283 |
high |
49.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
GeminII S |
high |
49.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Asus |
Triton 75 |
|
49.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
Silentboost K8 |
|
49.7 dB |
AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7700-Cu LED |
high |
49.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermolab |
BARAM (core contact fan) |
high |
50.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
nPowertek |
NPH-775-1 |
|
50.1 dB |
Intel |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S963 |
high |
50.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Sunbeamtech |
Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Ed. |
high |
50.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Evercool |
Buffalo HPEA-10025 |
|
50.2 dB |
AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9500 LED |
high |
50.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S1283 |
high |
50.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
3D-Rocket |
|
50.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7700-Cu |
high |
50.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
SpinQ |
high |
50.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS7500-Cu LED |
high |
50.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 64 Pro |
|
50.9 dB |
AMD |
Sunbeamtech |
Core-Contact Freezer |
high |
51.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5063 Light E |
|
51.5 dB |
Intel |
Evercool |
K802-715 |
|
51.5 dB |
AMD |
Alpha Novatech |
PRE9060M92P |
high |
51.5 dB |
Intel |
Evercool |
Transformer 6 |
high |
51.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Tuniq |
Tower 120 |
high |
51.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
OCZ |
Tempest |
|
51.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Scythe |
Samurai SCSM1000 |
high |
51.6 dB |
AMD |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF80 |
|
51.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermolab |
TLI-S Micro Silencer |
|
52.0 dB |
Intel |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF90 |
|
52.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Cooljag |
Falcon 92-AL |
high |
52.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Auras |
LPT-700 |
|
52.2 dB |
Intel |
Auras |
SLC-747 |
high |
52.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9700NT |
high |
52.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
nPowertek |
NPH K8-1 |
|
52.2 dB |
AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5750 PWM |
high |
52.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
V8 |
high |
52.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S983 |
high |
52.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
OCZ |
Vendetta |
high |
52.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Cooljag |
Falcon 92-Cu |
high |
52.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
SilenX |
iXtrema IXC-120HA2 |
high |
52.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermolab |
BARAM |
|
53.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9500 AM2 |
high |
53.2 dB |
AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9500 AT |
|
53.3 dB |
Intel |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5057 E |
|
53.4 dB |
Intel |
Jetart |
JAX801 |
|
53.5 dB |
AMD |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF92 OC Ed |
high |
53.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
Hyper TX2 |
|
53.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
Ultra 120 |
|
53.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
nPowerTek |
NPH-Big K8 |
|
54.0 dB |
AMD |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z1 |
high |
54.1 dB |
AMD |
Vantec |
VAF-1225 Aeroflow FX 120 |
high |
54.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Coolermaster |
Hyper6 |
high |
54.7 dB |
AMD |
Xigmatek |
AIO-S80DP |
high |
55.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Verax |
Quattro 1 |
high |
55.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9300AT |
high |
55.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Arctic Cooling |
Silencer 64 Ultra TC |
high |
55.5 dB |
AMD |
Evercool |
Magic Cooler |
|
55.5 dB |
AMD |
Cooljag |
OAK-H2 |
high |
55.6 dB |
Intel |
Cooljag |
OAK-H |
high |
55.7 dB |
Intel |
Coolage |
Frozen Orb 2924HDC |
high |
56.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
Volar GH-PSV21-FB |
high |
56.1 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
Ultra-90 |
high |
56.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Titan |
Cool Idol TTC-NK75TZ |
high |
56.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-960E |
|
56.3 dB |
Intel |
Dynatron |
SK-V24 |
|
56.4 dB |
AMD |
Thermaltake |
MaxOrb EX |
high |
56.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9700 LED |
high |
56.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
FS-C77 |
|
56.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
AVC |
Black Samurai |
high |
56.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
nPowertek |
NPH-775-140HC |
high |
56.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
3D Rocket-Pro |
high |
56.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Vantec |
Mach1 |
high |
56.9 dB |
AMD |
Xigmatek |
HDT-SD964 |
high |
57.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
MaxOrb |
high |
57.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS8000 |
high |
57.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Zalman |
CNPS9900 LED |
high |
57.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
EKL |
V8 |
high |
57.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Sunon |
Waturbo |
|
57.5 dB |
Intel |
Antazone |
AS-C1000 |
|
57.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Spire |
Thermax II (SP67951) |
high |
57.8 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Vantec |
VAF-9225 Aeroflow FX92 |
high |
57.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Noctua |
NH-U9 |
|
58.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Titan |
TTC-NK85TZ |
high |
58.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z3 |
high |
58.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermalright |
SLK-948U |
|
58.8 dB |
AMD |
Alpha |
PAL-8150 |
|
58.9 dB |
AMD |
Enzotech |
Ultra-X |
high |
59.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-920 |
high |
59.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-873 |
high |
59.2 dB |
AMD |
Coolermaster |
Aquagate Mini R80 |
high |
59.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5610 PWM |
high |
59.5 dB |
Intel |
Thermaltake |
V1 |
high |
59.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
BigTyp 14Pro |
high |
59.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
AVC |
Z7U3301001 |
high |
59.9 dB |
AMD |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z2 |
|
59.9 dB |
Intel |
Spire |
Fourier IV SP607B3-C |
|
60.2 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Akasa |
AK-922 (EVObue) |
high |
60.3 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Ajigo |
MF064-074 |
high |
60.3 dB |
AMD |
Thermalfly |
F1-IACSHA |
high |
60.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Cooljag |
SFO-Q |
high |
60.6 dB |
AMD |
Cooljag |
SFO-H |
high |
60.6 dB |
AMD |
Akasa |
AK-961 |
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60.7 dB |
Intel |
Thermaltake |
Jungle512 |
high |
60.8 dB |
Intel |
Intel |
FCLGA4-S Reference (P mode) |
high |
61.1 dB |
Intel |
Ibuypower |
IBP-Z001 |
high |
61.7 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
3D Cooler-Pro |
high |
62.5 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Gigabyte |
3D Cooler-Ultra |
high |
63.0 dB |
Intel/AMD |
AVC |
Z7U7414001 (stock AM2) |
high |
63.0 dB |
AMD |
Titan |
TTC-K8ATB/825/SC |
|
63.1 dB |
AMD |
Evercool |
PT02-9232CP |
|
63.3 dB |
Intel |
CoolJag |
SFO-D(18SC) |
|
64.0 dB |
AMD |
nPowertek |
SF 775-2 |
high |
64.6 dB |
Intel |
Gigabyte |
GH-PCU23-VE |
high |
65.6 dB |
Intel/AMD |
ASUS |
Starice |
high |
67.4 dB |
Intel/AMD |
Thermaltake |
Polo 735 |
high |
68.0 dB |
AMD |
Thermaltake |
Venus 12 |
high |
68.1 dB |
AMD |
Thermalfly |
I75DUB |
high |
68.5 db |
Intel |
Gigabyte |
G-Power Pro |
high |
71.9 dB |
Intel/AMD |
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noise level (dba) |
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*unless noted, for reference heatsinks with
variable-speed fans only the 'high speed' (12V) fan noise measurement is
included in the comparison sheet; more detailed results for the low fan
speed (~5V) tests reside in each specific heatsink review. ** 'AMD'
denotes compatibility with socket 754/939/940 & AM2 processors where
applicable. 'Intel' denotes compatibility with socket 775
platform. |
With its
92mm fan spinning at 2200RPM, the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Edition
heatsink produces 50.2 dBA. The fan speed controller will decrease fan speed to
1200RPM, and noise levels to a much quieter 31.5dBA.
We'll see how these reductions in fan speed impact
thermal performance next on the AMD synthetic thermal test platform, then Intel.
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