CPU Heatsink Intel X299 Testing Noctua heatsink testing by Michael Larabel. Noctua NH-D9L: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Noctua NH-DU9S: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Noctua NH-C14S: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Arctic Freezer i11: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-041300-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.14, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 11.54 |=========================================== Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 11.58 |=========================================== Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 11.99 |============================================= Noctua NH-C14S .......... 12.05 |============================================= Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 12.36 |============================================== Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 12.02 |============================================= Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 28.0 MAX: 31.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 23.0 AVG: 27.5 MAX: 33.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 27.4 MAX: 29.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 30.8 MAX: 46.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 31.9 MAX: 37.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 21.0 AVG: 25.3 MAX: 37.0 Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.7 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.4 MAX: 35.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 33.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 8.82 |============================================== Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 8.57 |============================================ Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 8.54 |============================================ Noctua NH-C14S .......... 8.79 |============================================= Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 8.82 |============================================== Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 9.09 |=============================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 31.5 MAX: 45.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 24.0 AVG: 29.0 MAX: 45.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 46.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 26.0 AVG: 32.1 MAX: 49.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 29.3 MAX: 30.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 25.0 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.6 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.3 MAX: 35.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.5 MAX: 35.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.0 MAX: 33.0 Timed PHP Compilation 7.1.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 48.55 |============================================== Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 48.49 |============================================== Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 48.11 |============================================= Noctua NH-C14S .......... 48.67 |============================================== Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 48.52 |============================================== Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 48.63 |============================================== Timed PHP Compilation 7.1.9 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 41.6 MAX: 65.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 24.0 AVG: 39.2 MAX: 65.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 41.0 MAX: 68.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 26.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 74.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 45.7 MAX: 71.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 22.0 AVG: 45.1 MAX: 86.0 Timed PHP Compilation 7.1.9 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.9 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.9 MAX: 35.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.2 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.5 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.5 MAX: 36.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 33.5 MAX: 34.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 48.84 |=========================================== Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 48.50 |=========================================== Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 48.52 |=========================================== Noctua NH-C14S .......... 48.65 |=========================================== Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 48.65 |=========================================== Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 51.76 |============================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 56.4 MAX: 74.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 27.0 AVG: 54.3 MAX: 71.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 57.6 MAX: 74.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 61.6 MAX: 80.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 29.0 AVG: 59.5 MAX: 76.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 72.5 MAX: 94.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.0 MAX: 36.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.2 MAX: 37.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.3 MAX: 37.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.0 MAX: 34.0 Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 255.65 |========================================= Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 256.64 |========================================= Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 255.53 |========================================= Noctua NH-C14S .......... 257.15 |========================================= Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 254.82 |========================================= Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 278.97 |============================================= Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 67.8 MAX: 77.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 27.0 AVG: 64.3 MAX: 73.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 69.5 MAX: 79.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 75.1 MAX: 87.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 31.0 AVG: 70.2 MAX: 79.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 86.4 MAX: 94.0 Timed LLVM Compilation 4.0.1 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.7 MAX: 37.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.5 MAX: 39.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 36.9 MAX: 38.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 39.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 39.1 MAX: 41.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 34.8 MAX: 35.0 x264 2017-09-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... 465.02 |============================================ Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. 475.58 |============================================= Noctua NH-DU9S .......... 452.00 |=========================================== Noctua NH-C14S .......... 383.55 |==================================== Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . 459.76 |============================================ Arctic Freezer i11 ...... 460.01 |============================================ x264 2017-09-08 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 39.2 MAX: 44.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 33.0 AVG: 43.5 MAX: 52.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 42.3 MAX: 58.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 48.5 MAX: 59.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 36.0 AVG: 39.0 MAX: 42.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 42.0 MAX: 55.0 x264 2017-09-08 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 37.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 38.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 37.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 38.5 MAX: 39.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 40.0 AVG: 40.0 MAX: 40.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 35.0 MAX: 35.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 23.0 AVG: 57.2 MAX: 77.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 23.0 AVG: 54.3 MAX: 73.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 24.0 AVG: 58.3 MAX: 79.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 25.0 AVG: 62.9 MAX: 87.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 59.6 MAX: 79.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 21.0 AVG: 71.0 MAX: 94.0 System Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Noctua NH-D9L ........... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 36.4 MAX: 37.0 Noctua NH-D9L 2 x Fans .. MIN: 34.0 AVG: 35.9 MAX: 39.0 Noctua NH-DU9S .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 36.3 MAX: 38.0 Noctua NH-C14S .......... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 39.0 Noctua NH-C14S 2 x Fans . MIN: 34.0 AVG: 37.8 MAX: 41.0 Arctic Freezer i11 ...... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 34.4 MAX: 35.0