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
Starting off at maximum fan speeds, the field of competitors stays fairly close, with the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 notching second place at 57 degrees Celsius, just a single degree behind the Enermax Aquafusion 240.
Keep in mind that with this test the maximum fan speed for each unit varies and can impact the results. Specifically, the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 checked in at 2500 RPM, which is much faster than the Enermax Aquafusion 240 at 2200RPM, the Corsair Capellix H110i Elite at 2400 RPM, the ASUS Ryujin 240 at 2000 RPM and the SilverStone PF240 at 2150 RPM.
1500 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Next up, we shift the fan speeds down to 1500 RPM for each of the competitors, which brought the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 down to the bottom of the pack at 64 degrees Celsius.
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1000 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Continuing on at 1000 RPM, the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 stayed in the back of the pack at 73 degrees Celsius.
600 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Finally, when dropping down to 600 RPM, the Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 came very close to hitting the thermal throttling threshold on our rig. Friends should not let friends run at this RPM under load with this cooler.