AMD Performance

The system being used to test the heatsink is as follows:
Ambient temperature was kept to 26 degrees Celsius (+/- 1°C) and was measured by a standard mercury thermometer.


When running at stock speeds, the Vivo does very well against the competition, especially considering the Vivo uses a smaller and quieter 92mm fan.


More positive results are shown when the CPU is overclocked. The Vivo does very well against the larger and louder 120mm fan-based heatsinks.

Fan Noise

To measure fan noise we used an IEC Type 2 sound level meter on the dBA setting. Measuring distance was 10 cm from the heatsink fan hub. The short distance of 10 cm is necessary to get proper readings with very silent fans. All fans were tested outside of the case at 12V supplied by a lab PSU. On fans that come with a fan controller or allow control of fan speed in any other way, "low" and "high" indicate the settings on the fan controller.


Typically smaller fans usually mean louder fans, but the Vivo's Golf fan works well and remains quiet. Against some of the larger 120mm fans the Vivo's Golf fan is still quieter when paired with a second fan.