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65 Socket A Coolers Benchmarking, 2002-2003



Part 5. Ratings (technical-economical coolers map, performance and economical ratings)

Part 1. Adda, AVC, Cooler Master and Evercool Coolers

Part 2. GlacialTech, Molex and Spire Coolers

Part 3. Thermaltake, Titan and Zalman Coolers

Part 4. Test Results (temperature, thermal resistance, noise level)

We recommend that you address our new technique of the complex 
estimation of coolers consumer qualities before turning to the summary table of coolers technical-economical map and final ratings.

Table 1. Coolers technical-economical map

Cooling system model 
(modification)
Indices PAG Complex score
Eth N ACTQ MTQ PCTQ Ep* Bonuses IA CS IA CCQ
ADDA B53HB 25 29 12 10 10 56 5 (PTI) C 78 134
AVC 112BJ0 25 31 12 10 11 56 2 (PTIC) C 91 147
AVC 112BJ0-1 26 28 12 10 11 53 2 (PTIC) C 762 129
Cooler Master CP5-6J11C 28 35 11 4 9 304 (5 (PTI) + 5 (PAG-D))5 D 654 95
Cooler Master CP5-6J11C-0L 27 38 10 4 9 304 5 (PTI)5 D 664 96
Cooler Master CP5-6J31C 28 38 11 4 9 304 (5 (PTI) + 5 (PAG-D))5 D 684 98
Cooler Master DP5-6I11A 22 34 11 9 9 51 5 (PTI) A 811 132
Cooler Master DP5-6I31A 23 34 14 9 9 51 5 (PTI) B 94 145
Cooler Master DP5-6I31C 23 33 14 9 9 51 5 (PTI) B 93 144
Cooler Master DP5-6I31C-0L 22 38 10 4 9 344 5 (PTI)5 A 541,4 88
Cooler Master DP5-6J31C 25 38 11 4 9 424 5 (PTI)5 C 654 108
Cooler Master DP5-7H53F 25 31 14 12 9 56 2 (PTIC) C 93 149
Cooler Master HCC-002 28 28 11 12 9 16 3 (TGB) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 652 108
Cooler Master HSC-V62 30 31 13 12 11 31 3 (TGB) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 116 147
Evercool CUC-610 26 34 10 9 13 44 3 (TGB) C 95 139
Evercool CUD-725 30 29 12 9 10 46 3 (TGB) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 882 134
Evercool ND12-625 23 33 8 9 8 51 3 (TGB) B 83 134
Evercool ND15-715 25 36 10 9 8 56 3 (TGB) C 91 147
Evercool ND16-610 29 32 10 9 12 37 3 (TGB) 
5 (PAG-E)
D 100 137
GlacialTech Diamond 2000 26 47 14 14 13 37 5 (PTI) 
5 (CTGB) 
5 (PTP)
C 129 166
GlacialTech Igloo 2310 23 43 10 14 12 55 5 (PTI) B 106 161
GlacialTech Igloo 2320 26 44 10 14 12 48 5 (PTI) C 111 159
GlacialTech Igloo 2320 Pro 28 33 10 14 12 44 5 (PTI) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 107 151
GlacialTech Igloo 2400 28 31 10 14 10 48 5 (PTI) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 103 151
GlacialTech Igloo 2410 27 45 14 14 12 44 5 (PTI) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 122 166
GlacialTech Igloo 2410 Pro 29 32 14 14 12 33 5 (PTI) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 116 149
GlacialTech Igloo 2500 31 45 14 14 13 51 5 (PTI) 
5 (PTP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 138 189
GlacialTech Igloo 2500 Pro 36 33 14 14 13 48 5 (PTI) 
5 (PTP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 130 178
GlacialTech Igloo Silent Breeze 462 29 56 14 14 14 42 5 (PTI) 
5 (PTP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 146 188
Molex 37165-0007 23 50 13 11 11 30 2 (PTIC) B 110 140
Molex 37165-0009 24 37 13 11 11 30 2 (PTIC) B 98 128
Molex 37165-0012 25 35 13 11 11 40 5 (PTI) C 100 140
Molex 37256-0001 23 48 14 13 13 30 5 (PTI) B 117 147
Molex 37256-0003 26 38 14 13 13 30 5 (PTI) C 108 148
Molex 37256-0005 27 33 14 13 13 40 5 (PTI) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 110 150
Spire BigRock 26 34 12 11 10 60 2 (PTIC) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP)
C 99 159
Spire CopperBase 26 35 12 11 11 48 2 (PTIC) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP)
C 101 149
Spire CopperKing 26 37 12 11 11 30 3 (TGB) 
1 (TP)
C 100 130
Spire CopperKing II 25 33 12 11 11 32 3 (TGB) 
1 (TP)
C 96 128
Spire FalconRock 29 38 14 11 11 48 5 (PTI) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 114 162
Spire FalconRock II 27 45 14 13 12 38 5 (PTI) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 122 160
Spire FridgeRock 28 33 12 11 10 40 2 (PTIC) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP) 
5 (CTGB) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 110 150
Spire MicroFlow 27 35 12 11 10 53 5 (PTI) 

1 (TP)

C 101 154
Spire MicroFlow II 30 36 13 13 12 55 5 (PTI) 
1 (TP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 120 175
Spire SkiveStream 28 33 12 13 13 44 2 (PTIC) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 109 153
Spire SuperRock 26 33 12 11 9 60 2 (PTIC) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP)
C 97 157
Spire WhisperRock III 27 38 14 11 11 53 5 (PTI) 
3 (TGB) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 114 167
Thermaltake Volcano 5 23 33 7 9 8 48 2 (PTIC) B 81 129
Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu 26 32 7 9 6 53 2 (PTIC) C 82 135
Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu+ 27 28 4 9 6 363 2 (PTIC)5 D 442,3 80
Thermaltake Volcano 7 28 31 10 9 7 30 2 (PTIC) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 93 123
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ (3000 RPM) 28 38 8 7 6 19 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 100 119
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ (4500 RPM) 30 30 8 7 6 29 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 852 114
Thermaltake Volcano 7+ (6000 RPM) 34 27 8 7 6 29 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 862 115
Thermaltake Volcano 8 27 34 10 11 10 44 2 (PTIC) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 99 143
Thermaltake Volcano 9 (2000 RPM)** 20 42 10 6 7 20 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP)
A 841 104
Thermaltake Volcano 9 (5100 RPM)** 23 26 10 6 7 20 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP)
B 692 89
Thermaltake Volcano 9 CoolMod (2000 RPM) 23 42 10 9 7 18 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
1 (CoolMod)
B 101 119
Thermaltake Volcano 9 CoolMod (4800 RPM) 27 27 10 9 7 24 3 (TGB) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
1 (CoolMod)
C 762 24
Titan TTC-CU5TB 29 29 10 9 10 45 3 (TGB) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 852 130
Titan TTC-D5TB(3) 24 35 10 9 8 40 3 (TGB) B 89 129
Titan TTC-D5TB(TC) 24 38 10 9 8 36 3 (TGB) B 92 128
Titan TTC-D6TB(A) 23 33 6 9 9 51 3 (TGB) 
3 (Alarm)
B 86 137
Titan TTC-D7TB 23 34 9 9 9 36 3 (TGB) B 87 132
Zalman CNPS3000-Plus (Normal Mode) 23 38 12 9 9 23 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
B 97 120
Zalman CNPS3000-Plus (Silent Mode) 18 52 12 9 9 23 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
A 961 119
Zalman CNPS3100-GP (Normal Mode) 26 38 12 9 10 13 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
C 101 114
Zalman CNPS3100-GP (Silent Mode) 21 52 12 9 10 10 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
A 1001 110
Zalman CNPS3100-Plus (Normal Mode) 25 38 12 9 10 19 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
C 100 119
Zalman CNPS3100-Plus (Silent Mode) 21 52 12 9 10 14 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
1 (TP)
A 991 113
Zalman CNPS6000-AlCu (Normal Mode) 27 37 12 10 9 19 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
5 (PAG-D)
D 111 130
Zalman CNPS6000-AlCu (Silent Mode) 22 50 12 10 9 14 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP)
A 1031 117
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu (Normal Mode) 30 38 12 10 7 21 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TP) 
10 (PAG-E)
E 119 140
Zalman CNPS6000-Cu (Silent Mode) 25 50 12 10 7 14 3 (TGB) 
3 (IT) 
5 (PSAA) 
1 (TG)
C 116 130

*Price effectiveness is based on average retail prices or manufacturer-recommended ones (for coolers not on sale yet) for the tested coolers for February 10, 2003.
**IA CS applies only to Thoroughbred/Barton based processors
1 10% fine for low thermal effectiveness
2 15% fine for the too high noise level
3 25% fine for the poor-quality fan
4 25% fine for the poor-quality mount
5 all bonuses withdrawn
List of the bonus abbreviations in Table 1.

PAG-E - bonus for professional aptitude group E 
PAG-D - bonus for professional aptitude group D 
PTI - preinstalled thermal interface 
PTIC - preinstalled thermal interface (changeable phase state) 
TGB - thermal grease bundled 
TG - technical guide 
TCS - temperature control system 
PSAA - power supply adapter adjustable 
IT - installation tools 

Diagram 4. Effectiveness/Noise Rating
Note
Effectiveness/Noise Rating is calculated the following way:

ENR = DF*(RFth/TR)/(NL/RFn), 

RFth - thermal reference factor (thermal resistance θja), TR - thermal resistance of a given cooler θja, RFn - noise reference factor (noise level), NL - noise level of a given cooler, DF - dimension factor (equals 10).

Diagram 5. Functionality/Price Rating
Functionality/Price ratio is calculated the following way:

FPR = DF*(CFR)/(P/RFc), 

CFR - Cooler Functionality Rating, RFp - price reference factor (reference cost), P - average retail price of a given cooler, DF - dimension factor (equals 0.1). 

Diagram 6. Coolers Technical Rating

Diagram 7. Coolers Economical Rating

Well, I think no more comments are needed. Let's call it a day.

Appendix. Coolers consumer qualities assessment (new edition)

 

Vitaly Krinitsin(vit@ixbt.com)
 

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