Cooler comparison Intel Core i7-10700K testing with a Gigabyte Z490 VISION G (F6 BIOS) and Gigabyte Intel UHD 630 3GB on Ubuntu 20.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Intel Stock cooler: Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K @ 5.10GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 VISION G (F6 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WDS250G2B0A + 1050GB Crucial_CT1050MX, Graphics: i915drmfb (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL U2417H, Network: Intel Device 15f3 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.7.1-050701-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.8, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.8, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Noctua NH-U12A: Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K @ 5.10GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 VISION G (F6 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 32GB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WDS250G2B0A + 1050GB Crucial_CT1050MX, Graphics: Gigabyte Intel UHD 630 3GB (1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL U2417H, Network: Intel Device 15f3 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.7.1-050701-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.3, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.8, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.8, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . 86.20 |=================================================== Noctua NH-U12A ..... 78.55 |============================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU0) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 2341 AVG: 4322 MAX: 4997 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3383 AVG: 4709 MAX: 5001 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU1) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1625 AVG: 4307 MAX: 4958 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3718 AVG: 4716 MAX: 4988 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU2) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1740 AVG: 4313 MAX: 4975 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3653 AVG: 4708 MAX: 5000 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU3) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3474 AVG: 4324 MAX: 4959 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3225 AVG: 4695 MAX: 5000 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU4) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1002 AVG: 4301 MAX: 4999 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3207 AVG: 4697 MAX: 4998 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU5) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3616 AVG: 4321 MAX: 4959 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 2783 AVG: 4689 MAX: 4992 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU6) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1864 AVG: 4314 MAX: 4989 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 2976 AVG: 4702 MAX: 4998 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU7) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 4100 AVG: 4335 MAX: 5004 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 1639 AVG: 4683 MAX: 5079 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU8) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3814 AVG: 4329 MAX: 4978 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3181 AVG: 4700 MAX: 5001 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU9) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3115 AVG: 4319 MAX: 4957 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 1872 AVG: 4698 MAX: 5001 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU10) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1753 AVG: 4310 MAX: 4987 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 1075 AVG: 4680 MAX: 4997 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU11) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 4100 AVG: 4338 MAX: 4987 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3235 AVG: 4702 MAX: 4997 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU12) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3184 AVG: 4326 MAX: 4971 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 3404 AVG: 4689 MAX: 4942 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU13) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3610 AVG: 4327 MAX: 4963 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 2559 AVG: 4693 MAX: 4991 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU14) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 3999 AVG: 4334 MAX: 5045 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 4097 AVG: 4713 MAX: 5029 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Frequency (CPU15) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 4050 AVG: 4334 MAX: 4994 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 2533 AVG: 4699 MAX: 5093 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 4105 AVG: 4358 MAX: 5045 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 4700 AVG: 4743 MAX: 5093 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 1 AVG: 93 MAX: 149 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 109 MAX: 157 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 39 AVG: 96 MAX: 100 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 34 AVG: 69 MAX: 77 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 0.1 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 0.1 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 0.6 AVG: 0.6 MAX: 0.6 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 GPU Fan Speed Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 100 AVG: 100 MAX: 100 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 100 AVG: 100 MAX: 100 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 GPU Frequency Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 667 AVG: 667 MAX: 667 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 667 AVG: 667 MAX: 667 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 Drive Write Speed (sda) Monitor MB/s < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 0 AVG: 6 MAX: 249 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 0 AVG: 8 MAX: 345 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 Memory Usage Monitor Megabytes < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 998 AVG: 1523 MAX: 2107 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 969 AVG: 1493 MAX: 2107 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 System Iowait Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.1 MAX: 3.1 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.0 MAX: 2.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 System Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Intel Stock cooler . MIN: 16.8 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 16.8 Noctua NH-U12A ..... MIN: 16.8 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 16.8 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Usage (CPU0) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-U12A . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 2.0 MAX: 2.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Usage (CPU5) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-U12A . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 2.0 MAX: 2.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 CPU Usage (CPU13) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-U12A . MIN: 8.0 AVG: 8.0 MAX: 8.0 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 5.4 Drive Read Speed (sda) Monitor MB/s < Lower Is Better Noctua NH-U12A . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 0.5 MAX: 27.6