Normalized Noise Tests
For these tests, I set the cooler’s fan(s) to speeds with noise output at the following predefined levels: 20/25/30/35/40 dBA. I skip the corresponding tests if the cooler’s fan(s) cannot reach some noise levels. Finally, I include a test where the cooler’s fan(s) spins at full speed.
The cooler has two different diameter fans, so I provide the average RPM of these two fans in all graphs where I have RPM information.
CPU Temperature
CPU Frequency
The be quiet! cooler has the lowest CPU frequency among all I have tested so far.
CPU Wattage
The CPU Wattage is the lowest with the be quiet! cooler, which is expected, given the lower CPU frequencies.
Cooler Exhaust Temperature
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Why on the Cybenetics list is the Dark Rock Pro 5 THE best air cooler tested and here, on HWBusters, it did so poorly?
Additionally, the STS YouTube channel says the Dark Rock Elite (almost the same thing as DRP5) is THE best air cooler out there! Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8TMUu-_4Ag
However, thank you for this excellent review.
On Cybenetics we test with another system, simulated load, not a real-system. The cooler on this system performs well, but in the real-system you can check on the CPU frequency as well, which plays an important role. We think on switching to a real-system on Cybenetics, but the problem is that we don’t want to reset our database in frequent intervals, once we change the testing system.