SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Review

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Stock Clock Testing

For our stock clock testing, we have configured our CPU to run at factory settings for speed, voltage, and configured memory to XMP mode. This yields an approximate power at the wall of 300w under load (a 200w differential from idle, which pulls about 100w). This results in the CPU running at 3.8GHz on all cores during the looping rounds of Cinebench R20. You can read more about this in our introduction article here.

Max Fans – 100% Pump Speed

SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Stock Clock Testing Graph

We started our testing by turning the fans up all the way to 11 which brought the SilverStone PF360-RGB 360 to 56 degrees Celsius (same as the Enermax LIQTECH II 360mm) where it was barely edged out by the Corsair H115i Platinum at 55 degrees Celsius. We noted that the max fan speed on the PF360-RGB was 2200 RPM (about bang on the 2250 RPM of the LIQTECH II 360mm) while the Corsair H115i Platinum topped out at 1800 RPM.

1500 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed

SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Stock Clock Testing Graph

Dropping the fans slightly to 1,500 RPM brought the units a little more separation with the SilverStone PF369-RGB matching the Enermax LIQTECH II 360 at 59 degrees Celsius compared to the slightly cooler Corsair H115i Platinum at 57 degrees Celsius.

1000 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed

SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Stock Clock Testing Graph

Lowering the fans RPM further to 1,000 RPM sees the PF360-RGB pull slightly ahead of the Enermax LIQTECH II 360 at 64 degrees Celsius versus 65 degrees Celsius. The Corsair H115i Platinum cooler comes in the coolest at 60 degrees Celsius.

600 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed

SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Stock Clock Testing Graph

Finally, down at 600 RPM, with the pump still at 100%, the Enermax LIQTECH II 360 takes the lead at 68 degrees Celsius followed by the Corsair H115i Platinum at 71 degrees Celsius. The SilverStone PF360-RGB was in the rear with gear at 73 degrees Celsius.

600 RPM Fans – 50% Pump Speed

SilverStone PF360-ARGB AIO Cooler Stock Clock Testing Graph

To silence the pump, we dropped its speed to 50%, giving us our quietest configuration to test. The Enermax LIQTECH II 360 checked in at 68 degrees Celsius. This is a full 10 degrees cooler than the SilverStone PF360-RGB which landed at 78 degrees Celsius.

Let’s move on now to look at some Mild Overclocking results with our coolers.

David Schroth
David is a computer hardware enthusiast that has been tinkering with computer hardware for the past 25 years and writing reviews for more than ten years. He's the Founder and Editor in Chief of The FPS Review.

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