Performance Summary

These charts showcase the cooler's overall performance utilizing only stock and overclocked results for Idle and Blender. The FPU tests have been omitted as they are not a typical workload. The results themselves have been split into two categories, maximum performance and noise normalized results. These results have been further separated into graphs for AMD and Intel. This was done so users who care more about headroom and performance can see what a cooler offers while also seeing how it does at a more acceptable noise output on the platform they are most concerned with.

AMD Performance Summary

Intel Performance Summary

Performance per Dollar

When it comes to the overall performance of a cooler, the price can be a significant determining factor. As such, the performance-per-dollar graph delivers. The list below shows how each CPU cooler stacks up to the competition by using each manufacturer's MSRP for pricing. If no MSRP has been listed, pricing is taken from Amazon or Newegg. If no reputable retailer in the USA has the reviewed cooler, pricing will be obtained by checking reputable online retailers in the EU. Pricing, once established, will be converted directly into US dollars. For this test, only the cooler's maximum performance is used, not the noise normalized results. This is because the graph shown here focuses on the maximum performance you get for the money you are potentially spending.

It should also be noted that performance per dollar is based on the maximum performance the cooler offers. As such, the results used the stock and overclocked results where the fans are set to 100%. This is because we are looking at the maximum performance you can get for your hard-earned dollars. Once again, the results for Intel and AMD are kept separate to keep the results easy to understand based on your platform of choice.