200W TDP Testing
For our 200W TDP clock testing, we have configured our CPU to run at a fixed all-core speed of 4.8GHz on the performance cores and 3.8GHz on the efficiency cores. This yields a fairly steady 200w 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
Getting the bidding started at our base power level and cooling set to as cool as it’ll go, we found the MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360 turning in a temperature of 73 degrees Celsius which trailed the upon the PL360 FLUX and Cooler Master 360 ATMOS efforts at 67 degrees and 70 degrees Celsius respectively.
Note that at this speed, the MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360 is running its fans at 1800 RPM, the PL360 FLUX at around 2300 RPM, and the Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID 360 ATMOS at around 2500 RPM.
1500 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
Reducing the fan speeds to an even 1500 RPM, we found the MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360 running at 74 degrees Celsius which was tied with the PL360 FLUX. Unfortunately, the Cooler Master 360 ATMOS kept things cooler at 70 degrees Celsius.
1000 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
At 1000 RPM across the board the MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360 turned in an interesting 77 degrees Celsius temperature. This was within 2 degrees of the Cooler Master 360 ATMOS’s 75-degree result and 4 degrees better than the PL360 FLUX result.
600 RPM Fans – 100% Pump Speed
At our slowest fan speed test, the MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360 came out ahead at 83 degrees Celsius, besting the Cooler Master 360 ATMOS and PL360 FLUX by 4 and 11 degrees Celsius respectively.