250W TDP Testing
For our 250W TDP clock testing, we have configured our CPU to run at a fixed all-core speed of 5.1GHz on the performance cores and 4.0GHz on the efficiency cores. This yields a fairly steady 250w CPU package power draw when running Cinebench. Stock settings were set for voltage (and all other defaults), and configured memory to XMP mode.
Max Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Bumping up to a higher level of heat at 250W and fans blasting finds the Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 360 ATMOS at 80 degrees Celsius which is 3 and 6 degrees cooler than the PL360 FLUX and CORELIQUID E360 respectively.
Note that at this speed, the Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 360 ATMOS is running its fans at 2500 RPM, the PL360 FLUX at around 2300 RPM, and the CORELIQUID E360 at around 1800 RPM.
1500 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Equalizing all of the fans at 1500 RPM the Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 360 ATMOS land at 80 degrees Celsius. Trailing by 6 and 7 degrees respectively were the PL360 FLUX and CORELIQUID E360.
1000 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
At the 1000 RPM level, the Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 360 ATMOS toasted itself up to 87 degrees Celsius while the CORELIQUID E360 and PL360 FLUX went to 93 and 91 degrees Celsius respectively.