OC Testing
For our OC testing, we have configured our CPU to run 4100MHz on all cores and set the voltage to 1.3875V. This yields an approximate power at the wall of 255w under load (a 197w differential from idle, which pulls about 58w). This results in the CPU running at 4.1GHz on all cores during the looping rounds of Cinebench R20.
Max Fans
Running our HSFs at full tilt leads to the IceSLEET G6 Stealth posting a temperature of 71 degrees Celsius which is just behind the Hyper 622 Halo Black which is posting a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius. Off in the distance in the rearview mirror are the Dark Rock Pro 4 and the IceSLEET X7 Dual at 78 and 79 degrees Celsius respectively.
In this particular lineup, the max fan speed test isn’t the most fair as the IceSLEET G6 Stealth tops out at 1450 RPM. Comparing that to the Hyper 622 Halo Black at 2100RPM, the IceSLEET X7 at 1600RPM, and the Dark Rock Pro at 1500RPM puts the G6 Stealth at a bit of a disadvantage.
1500 RPM Fans
Dropping the fans slightly to 1,500 RPM shook up the playing field a bit as all coolers are now operating at the same speed fans (versus a big variation in the maximum fan testing). The IceSLEET G6 Stealth’s results were unchanged as it was still operating at 1450 RPM.
The IceSLEET G6 Stealth took the lead at 71 degrees Celsius as the Hyper 622 Halo Black dropped back to 73 degrees Celsius at the reduced fan speed. Hanging out in the back were the Dark Rock Pro 4 and IceSLEET X7 Dual at 78 and 79.88 degrees respectively.
1000 RPM Fans
At the 1000 RPM fan speed, the IceSLEET G6 Stealth and Hyper 622 Halo Black nearly tied at 76.25 and 76.28 degrees respectively. The Dark Rock Pro 4 was at the outer fringes of what our test rig will accept for a temperature and not crash at 82.5 degrees Celsius. In last place, the IceSLEET X7 Dual lost its cool and the system crashed.
Now that we have seen how all of our units cool, let’s see if we can still hear!