Conclusion
Today we looked at the performance of the AZZA Cube 360 Cooler and stacked it up against various competitors that we’ve previously reviewed to see how it would perform with its 18 cores clocked to 4.7GHz dumping 500w of heat into it. We’ll recap the performance below and see how the AZZA Cube 360 stood up to the heat in our kitchen!
Summary of Temperatures
At our baseline 200W testing scenario, the AZZA Cube remained quite competitive with its more expensive comparisons from its maximum fan speed down to 1000 RPM. When we dropped the fans down to 600RPM, the performance fell off a cliff. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing given that there is no improvement to sound levels with that additional RPM drop. Cranking the power up in our overclocking scenarios of 250W and 275W, we saw a similar trend, though, at the higher fan speeds, the AZZA Cube 360 was generally outperformed by the other coolers in the lineup.
Summary of Sound Levels
The AZZA Cube 360 is one of the quieter AIO Coolers that we have reviewed recently, especially at its sweet spot for thermal performance at a 1000 RPM fan level. At full blast, it announced its cooling power at 49 dB(A) but quickly stepped down to inaudible as it sunk below 1500 RPM.
Overall, your ears won’t notice if you’re running the AZZA Cube 360 below 1500 RPM which gives it a great intersection between performance and sound levels.
Final Points
The AZZA Cube 360 presents a fantastic value play in the 360mm AIO CPU Cooler world. Going off of memory, its $99.99 MSRP is the lowest MSRP of any 360mm AIO CPU Cooler that we have reviewed here (Ed: Can’t you be bothered to look this up?). We compared it against three other AIOs that range in price from $30 to $60 higher and it managed to keep within an earshot of their performance.
Now, when we say earshot, it’s especially relevant at our stock 200w testing where the AZZA Cube 360 delivered better performance than all the other coolers (both thermal and sound) at the 1000RPM level. That earshot gets a bit more distance as the heat levels go up, however, they still remain reasonable.
With all this considered, we have a new AIO value buy king out of the 360mm AIOs and that is the AZZA Cube 360. Considering its cost and level of RGB bling, it’s a great option if you like how it looks and you don’t need the most extreme cooling setup in your rig. If you’re in the market for a new AIO, the AZZA Cube 360 should certainly be on your shortlist.