The 120mm fan is not included with the heatsink, but shown for illustrative purposes. The fan is held on by four rubber vibration absorbing posts. Six 8mm diameter copper heatpipes rise up through bare nickel plated aluminum fins which have a smooth surface. Each aluminum fin measures ~0.5mm thick and is spaced 2.0mm apart.

The Zerotherm ZT-10D Premium heatsink stands 160mm tall, the bottom-most fin being 38mm above the CPU socket for clearance. The six heatpipes are positioned side to side where they make direct contact with the processor and expand outward to form a slight arc through the 74mm wide aluminum fin stack. The base incorporates a 14mm thick aluminum section to provide support for clamping, with 2.5-5.5mm thick copper base plate under the heatpipes.

The nickel plated copper base of the Zerotherm ZT-10D Premium heatsink is generally very flat. It measures 35x45mm in size. The top view of the heatsink illustrates the shallow arc the heatpipes are arranged in, and the curved plenum behind each 120mm fan. The "ZT" logo is stamped through all ~48 fins.