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
We started our testing by turning the fans up all the way to 11. This brought the SilverStone PF240-ARGB to 59 degrees Celsius. This is a full 4 degrees Celsius behind the Corsair H115i Platinum (at 55 degrees Celsius) and 3 degrees Celsius behind the AQUAFUSION 240. We noted that the max fan speed on the PF240-ARGB was 2200 RPM while the Corsair H115i Platinum topped out at 1800 RPM.
1500 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Dropping the fans slightly to 1,500 RPM brought the units a little more separation with the SilverStone PF240-ARGB at 62 degrees Celsius compared to the slightly cooler Corsair H115i Platinum at 57 degrees Celsius and the Enermax AQUAFUSION 240 at 60 degrees Celsius.
1000 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Lowering the fans RPM further to 1,000 RPM sees the PF240-ARGB fall well behind the Enermax AQUAFUSION 240 at 71 degrees Celsius versus 66 degrees Celsius. The Corsair H115i Platinum cooler comes in the coolest at 60 degrees Celsius.
600 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
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 PF240-ARGB was in the rear of the pack at 87 degrees Celsius.
600 RPM Fans – 50% Pump Speed
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 24 degrees cooler than the SilverStone PF240-ARGB which landed at 92 degrees Celsius!
Let’s move on now to look at some Mild Overclocking results with our coolers.