Post on 03-Jul-2020
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HEATSINK TESTGHOST S1
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SetupThe Ghost S1 was tested with an Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee lake- 12 threads / 3.7GHz (4.7Ghz Turbo) , GIGABYTE Z370N WIFI - ITX / Z370, 16 GB Corsair Vengeance, Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (front mounted), ASUS GTX 1070, Corsair SF600 and bottom mounted 120 x 25 mm fan from Noctua, NF-F12 PWM set at a constant 800 RPM
All heatsinks were mounted with heat pipes as vertical as possible.
MethodIn order to create generate more comparable results, the BIOS CPU fan settings were set to “Normal” for all test runs and heatsinks. Fan settings as follows:
• 0 ⁰C – 0%• 19 ⁰C – 27%• 29 ⁰C – 40%• 39 ⁰C – 54%• 50 ⁰C – 68%• 64 ⁰C – 100%
Fan curve for all heatsinks:
This is by no means optimal for any one heatsink in terms of balance between noise to heat dissipation but it creates an even playing field for comparison of both temperature build up and noise levels. In theory the temperatures should stay pretty close to each other among heatsinks that are able to dissipate enough heat.
TestWith every heatsink the CPU and GPU was loaded synthetically using 3Dmark FireStrike Extreme including demo. Tests take approx. 9 minutes, HWinfo was used to log sensors every 2.11 seconds, after the load was removed, another 2 minutes of cool down was logged. Noise has been measured 30 cm away from the CPU-side of the case.
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SUMMARY
HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
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Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
ZALMAN CNPS8900 QuietNoctua NH-L9x65
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)Cryorig C7
THE LINEUP
HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
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HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
Total height: 61 mmFan distance from side wall: 7 mmRAM clearance: 39 mmRPM: 450 ~ 1850 RPM ±10 %
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Total height: 65 mmFan distance from side wall: 3 mmRAM clearance: 32 mmRPM: 450 ~ 1850 RPM ±10 %
Cryorig C7
Total height: 47 mmFan distance from side wall: 21 mmRAM clearance: 39 mmRPM: 600 ~ 2500 RPM ±10 %
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Total height: 66 mmFan distance from side wall: 25 mmRAM clearance: 43 mmRPM: 300 ~ 1600 RPM ±10 %
Noctua NH-L9x65
Total height: 61 mmFan distance from side wall: 7 mmRAM clearance: 39 mmRPM: 600 ~ 2500 RPM ±10 %
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
Total height: 60 mmFan distance from side wall: 8 mmRAM clearance: 35 mmRPM: 1000 ~ 1500 RPM ±10 %
CONFIG
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HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Cryorig C7
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Noctua NH-L9x65
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
RESULTS
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HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM
Average CPU temp 41.0 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 64.8 ⁰CPeak fan power 75%Average noise ** 25,7 dB
Powerful combo
Efficient and quiet, barely audible, good quality
BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM
Average CPU temp 39.9 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 56.0 ⁰CPeak fan power 67%Average noise ** 27,9 dB
Harder installation
Messy installation with poor quality, poor RAM clearance and noisy
Cryorig C7
Average CPU temp 43.9 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 64.7 ⁰CPeak fan power 82%Average noise ** 28,2 dB
Noisy
The noisiest cooler in the test with nervous and annoying RPM fluctuations
Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)
Average CPU temp 43.8 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 60.7 ⁰CPeak fan power 79%Average noise ** 21,9 dB
Favorite
Superior layout for the Ghost with a 25mm thick fan far away from the side wall, dead quiet. Good quality
Noctua NH-L9x65
Average CPU temp 41.3 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 58.5 ⁰CPeak fan power 74%Average noise ** 26,1 dB
Pass
Does a good job cooling but less room for over clocking and creates some turbulence noise. Good quality
ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet
Average CPU temp 41.4 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 63.2 ⁰CPeak fan power 71%Average noise ** 25,8 dB
Stable & quite
The most temperature and noise stable cooler in the test, low noise fluctuations
RESULTS
* Peak fan power reached during test ** Measured 30 cm (1 ft.) from CPU side of case
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HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
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Big Shuriken Cryorig C7 NH-L12 NH-L9x65 ShadowRock LP ZALMAN
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DETAILS
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HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1
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Big Shuriken Cryorig C7 NH-L12 NH-L9x65 ShadowRock LP ZALMAN
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