AMD Threadripper 2990WX Cooler Heatsink Tests

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX air cooling heatsink and AIO water cooling tests with the Threadripper2 CPU on Ubuntu Linux. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Ambient temperature and setup maintained the same throughout testing.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1808134-RA-AMDTR2COO52&sor&gru.

AMD Threadripper 2990WX Cooler Heatsink TestsProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Dynatron A26 2UAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads)ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (0064 BIOS)AMD Family 17h32768MBSamsung SSD 970 EVO 500GBAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBRealtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel I211 Gigabit Connection + Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac WirelessUbuntu 18.044.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180805GNOME Shell 3.28.2X Server 1.19.6amdgpu 18.0.14.5 Mesa 18.0.5 (LLVM 6.0.0)GCC 7.3.0ext43840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-as=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-as --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-ld=/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- GLAMORSecurity Details- __user pointer sanitization + Full AMD retpoline IBPB + SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp Protection

AMD Threadripper 2990WX Cooler Heatsink Testsx265: H.265 Video Encodingtesseract: 3840 x 2160unigine-super: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen - Ultra - OpenGLredis: GETnpb: EP.Cblender: BMW27 - CPU-Onlyblender: Classroom - CPU-Onlyblender: Fishy Cat - CPU-Onlyblender: Pabellon Barcelona - CPU-Onlyblender: Barbershop - CPU-Onlyc-ray: Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixelbuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilecompress-zstd: Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19octave-benchmark: Cooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Dynatron A26 2U11.89257.3124.301654889.082187.4283.70236.74117.69198.69426.1324.3531.97136.619.3611.86254.8924.401684463.962168.5785.03240.92120.14203.02433.1724.9732.31136.999.0011.85261.9224.201706487.962111.7285.20240.06119.59201.78434.4724.9532.22137.678.8711.88253.9724.301634878.422174.8784.41238.01118.20200.75429.7324.5731.81138.639.1411.85254.3024.301686362.922176.4284.34237.83117.66200.09429.6824.4731.83139.939.7811.85258.3324.401666669.752158.2282.86232.56115.86196.00423.6324.1131.65138.298.9911.64263.0524.301846171.922108.9090.22268.35133.68226.23471.8228.3432.63136.058.90OpenBenchmarking.org

CPU Temperature Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusCPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U1530456075Min: 23.25 / Avg: 41.78 / Max: 52.13Min: 29.25 / Avg: 51.55 / Max: 67.63Min: 24.75 / Avg: 51.79 / Max: 63.88Min: 26 / Avg: 52.03 / Max: 68.88Min: 27.75 / Avg: 57.29 / Max: 72.5Min: 27.5 / Avg: 57.73 / Max: 72Min: 37.5 / Avg: 63.77 / Max: 76.88

x265

H.265 Video Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx265 2.8H.265 Video EncodingCooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Enermax Liqtech TR4 240Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U3691215SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 311.8911.8811.8611.8511.8511.8511.641. (CXX) g++ options: -O3 -rdynamic -lpthread -lrt -ldl -lnuma

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Dynatron A26 2UNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Enermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP360120180240300SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 2.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 1.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3263.05261.92258.33257.31254.89254.30253.97

Unigine Superposition

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGLEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2UThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Cooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP361218243024.4024.4024.3024.3024.3024.3024.20MAX: 29.4MAX: 29.3MAX: 29.3MAX: 29.2MAX: 29.3MAX: 29.2MAX: 29.1

Redis

Test: GET

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterRedis 4.0.9Test: GETDynatron A26 2UNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Enermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3400K800K1200K1600K2000KSE +/- 4089.51, N = 3SE +/- 1681.32, N = 3SE +/- 4334.59, N = 3SE +/- 3791.71, N = 3SE +/- 1603.77, N = 3SE +/- 49770.69, N = 3SE +/- 891.42, N = 31846171.921706487.961686362.921684463.961666669.751654889.081634878.42

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

Test / Class: EP.C

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: EP.CCooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Enermax Liqtech TR4 240Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U5001000150020002500SE +/- 3.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 6.48, N = 3SE +/- 3.23, N = 3SE +/- 10.83, N = 3SE +/- 55.63, N = 3SE +/- 13.26, N = 32187.422176.422174.872168.572158.222111.722108.901. (F9X) gfortran options: -O3 -march=native -pthread -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi2. Open MPI 2.1.1

Blender

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24023.343.048.0Cooler Master TR Heatsink29.353.161.3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB26.854.962.0Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP327.654.962.6Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP328.359.267.5Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP327.859.367.5Dynatron A26 2U39.365.967.9OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterBlenderCPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Blender

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24028.845.549.1Cooler Master TR Heatsink37.356.359.6Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP336.558.162.3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB36.058.761.9Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP343.564.072.5Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP342.064.567.8Dynatron A26 2U49.367.975.9OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterBlenderCPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Blender

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24030.346.451.8Cooler Master TR Heatsink39.857.062.9Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP339.059.267.5Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB38.859.263.9Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP344.064.668.8Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP344.965.271.5Dynatron A26 2U51.867.874.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterBlenderCPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Blender

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24030.346.048.0Cooler Master TR Heatsink38.356.466.3Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP339.358.262.0Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB38.658.461.5Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP344.163.567.4Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP344.064.667.6Dynatron A26 2U50.567.868.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterBlenderCPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Blender

CPU Temperature Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterBlenderCPU Temperature MonitorEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U1530456075Min: 30.25 / Avg: 45.24 / Max: 51.25Min: 38.13 / Avg: 56.01 / Max: 62.13Min: 38.25 / Avg: 56.69 / Max: 63.88Min: 34.63 / Avg: 57.29 / Max: 60.13Min: 43.5 / Avg: 62.72 / Max: 66.25Min: 44.5 / Avg: 63.99 / Max: 72Min: 50.88 / Avg: 67.71 / Max: 76.88

C-Ray

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24030.546.948.6Cooler Master TR Heatsink39.057.967.6Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP338.359.168.9Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB36.159.262.8Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP343.864.267.3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP346.165.167.8Dynatron A26 2U52.567.267.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24030.138.441.6Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB35.347.053.0Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP338.447.151.3Cooler Master TR Heatsink38.047.952.4Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP344.553.057.4Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP344.453.358.4Dynatron A26 2U51.864.367.9OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

x265

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24028.343.052.1Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB31.350.859.0Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP334.551.960.4Cooler Master TR Heatsink38.553.662.3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP338.557.867.0Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP339.558.867.0Dynatron A26 2U49.367.570.6OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is Betterx265 2.8CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24027.039.643.4Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB29.543.752.6Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP332.345.852.4Cooler Master TR Heatsink34.347.653.4Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP336.550.256.8Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP341.852.557.3Dynatron A26 2U46.561.567.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Zstd Compression

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24027.331.735.8Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB29.632.138.1Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP332.335.541.0Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP334.537.441.4Cooler Master TR Heatsink33.437.443.8Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP336.038.945.4Dynatron A26 2U46.551.555.8OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterZstd CompressionCPU Temperature Monitor1632486480

GNU Octave Benchmark

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24024.332.034.1Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB25.834.236.3Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP327.336.745.1Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP329.038.240.3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP329.339.048.6Cooler Master TR Heatsink30.340.948.9Dynatron A26 2U40.353.061.3OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterGNU Octave BenchmarkCPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Redis

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24023.524.024.8Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB25.025.426.1Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP326.326.727.5Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP327.828.429.3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP328.030.138.3Cooler Master TR Heatsink29.831.139.9Dynatron A26 2U37.940.148.3OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterRedis 4.0.8CPU Temperature Monitor1428425670

Tesseract

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24023.526.637.6Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB24.828.337.4Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP326.029.639.1Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP327.530.939.0Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP327.832.348.1Cooler Master TR Heatsink29.533.749.8Dynatron A26 2U37.543.258.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12CPU Temperature Monitor1632486480

Unigine Superposition

CPU Temperature Monitor

MinAvgMaxEnermax Liqtech TR4 24023.926.135.1Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB25.328.041.6Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP326.829.543.3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP328.531.340.3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP328.831.940.6Cooler Master TR Heatsink29.832.649.4Dynatron A26 2U38.543.061.5OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0CPU Temperature Monitor20406080100

Blender

Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: CPU-OnlyEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U20406080100SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.85, N = 382.8683.7084.3484.4185.0385.2090.22

Blender

Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Blend File: Classroom - Compute: CPU-OnlyEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U60120180240300SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3232.56236.74237.83238.01240.06240.92268.35

Blender

Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Blend File: Fishy Cat - Compute: CPU-OnlyEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBCooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U306090120150SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3115.86117.66117.69118.20119.59120.14133.68

Blender

Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-OnlyEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U50100150200250SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3196.00198.69200.09200.75201.78203.02226.23

Blender

Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-OnlyEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U100200300400500SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3423.63426.13429.68429.73433.17434.47471.82

C-Ray

Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per PixelEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBNoctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U714212835SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 324.1124.3524.4724.5724.9524.9728.341. (CC) gcc options: -lm -lpthread -O3

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

Time To Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.13Time To CompileEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGBCooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2U816243240SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 331.6531.8131.8331.9732.2232.3132.63

Zstd Compression

Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterZstd CompressionCompressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 19Dynatron A26 2UCooler Master TR HeatsinkNoctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Enermax Liqtech TR4 240Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB306090120150SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 2.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 3136.05136.61136.99137.67138.29138.63139.93

GNU Octave Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterGNU Octave Benchmark 4.2.2Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3Dynatron A26 2UEnermax Liqtech TR4 240Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3Cooler Master TR HeatsinkThermaltake Water 3.0 360 RGB3691215SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 38.878.908.999.009.149.369.78


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