MSI has published a new blog post about how its LGA 1851 Offset Kit for CORELIQUID I series liquid coolers is able to effectively reduce the temperatures of Intel’s latest processors and enhance their cooling efficiency. Charts that the manufacturer shared indicate a temperature reduction of “approximately 3%” when compared to standard mounting brackets for the Core Ultra 9 285K and Core Ultra 7 265K, with the Core Ultra 5 245K seeing a similar level of benefit. See below for the numbers from MSI, including a breakdown of the hardware that was used for its test system.
Test System:
- CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
- Motherboard: MSI MEG Z890 ACE
- Memory: Kingston 16GBx2, DDR5-4800
- Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X 24G
- SSD: Kingston SNV2S/2000G
- CPU Cooler: MSI CORELIQUID I360
- Power Supply: MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE5
- Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 23H2
The Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors (Series 2) have a thermal hotspot that is not centered but is instead shifted slightly towards the upper right. Standard cooling solutions are not optimized for this shift, limiting their ability to provide the best cooling performance. The MSI LGA 1851 Offset Kit allows the water block of the liquid cooler to be positioned closer to this hotspot, improving heat dissipation and overall cooling performance.
Tests have shown that using the MSI CORELIQUID I360 liquid cooler equipped with the LGA 1851 Offset Kit results in a temperature reduction of approximately 3% compared to standard mounting brackets. This improvement is effective for the Core Ultra 9 285K and also benefits the Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 processors, providing enhanced cooling for a range of models.