The Scythe MUGEN 6 Black Edition won’t empty your wallet, since it costs $55 only, while at the same time its performance is close to cooling solutions costing two and three times as much, proving that you don’t need to spend a fortune to get/make a good cooler!
At the start of 2024, Scythe revealed the 6th Mugen generation of its CPU coolers, including the Mugen 6 and the Mugen 6 Black edition. In today’s review, I will evaluate the latter, which at $55 costs 8 dollars more than the Mugen 6. The only differences between the plain and the black editions are the paint job and the second fan, offered in the more expensive model. Given the minimal price difference, I would go for the top model without a second thought.
In a market where a good air cooler costs above 8o dollars, in some cases even above 100 dollars, I am really curious what the $55 Mugen 6 will achieve in terms of performance. We are used to high prices when we ask for top performance, while this affordable product states that it can handle the most power-hungry processors available in today’s market without sweating. If this is true, super-expensive coolers from other brands will have a problem justifying their high prices and convincing consumers to prefer them.
Cybenetics Coolers Database
- Model Name: Mugen 6 Dual Fan Black Edition CPU Cooler
- Product Number: SCMG-6000DBE
- Socket Support: Intel LGA 1150/1151/1155/1156/1200/1700/2011/2011-V3/2066
- Socket Support: AMD AM5/AM4
- Heatpipes: 6x 6mm copper
- Number of Fans: 2x
- Fan Models: Wonder Tornado 120 PWM
- Fan Model Name: WT1225FD20-P
- Bearing Type: Fluid Dynamic Bearing
- Fan Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 26 mm
- Fan ARGB: No
- Fan Daisy Chain: No
- Fan Speed: 300 (±200 rpm) ~ 2000 rpm (±10%)
- Fan Airflow: 7.68 ~ 60.29 CFM / 13.08 ~ 102.44 m³/h
- Fan Air Pressure: 0.49 ~ 24.03 Pa / 0.05 ~ 2.45 mmH²O
- Fan MTTF: 120 000 hours
- Max Noise Output: 5 – 33.9 dBA
- Fan Connector: 4-pin PWM
- Dimensions ((WxHxD, including fans): 132mm x 154mm x 132mm
- Weight: 1197g
- Street Price (excl. VAT): $55
- Warranty: ?
Hello,
I’m new in this site. I have one question but I don’t know is this the appropriate place.
Does installing an more powerful fan/fans will improve the performance of this cooler.
Higher noise level is not an issue for my application.
Reason for asking this question are
– Longer heatsinks create higher air resistance. It require higher pressure fan.
– Denser hetsinks create higher air resistance. It require higher pressure fan.
– Denser hetasinks requires higher air velocity. e.g pasive coolers has few ribs. High density cooler use centrifugal fans due to the high static pressure requirement.
If you don’t care for the higher noise output, it will improve it. You should also have the stock fans running at full speed.
Thanks for the review.
Beautiful aircooler.
I think it’s a perfect fit for Cooler Master MasterBox NR200.
AMD Results
CPU Temperature
All Db are at 96.26°c… wrong copy pasta ?
at 35 db lower revs than at 30 db 😛
Thermalrights Coolers aren’t that expensive. Why not just buy one?
Because I need to do their whole product portfolio. They replied to me today, they will send samples.
I’m excited to see your reviews. It’s hard to do the comparison between differents websites since you don’t have exactly the same methdology, environment etc.
Scythe, Noctua, Thermalright, Deepcool aircoolers and some 240/280/360 aio to see the difference on charts.
I’m sorry Aris i would ask, did you remove the Deepcool Cybenetics certification data on the web because 1 month ago i can download the PN1000M datasheet but their data was gone from web now, it’s also same at 80 plus web, it’s the certication data also affected by US Goverment force to action as part of sanction ?
Yes, we had to remove it.