On the tables below you can see our results. We ran the same tests with the Intel stock cooler, Thermaltake BigTyp 14Pro, Akasa Nero, Cooler Master V10, Thermaltake TMG IA1, Zalman CNPS10X Extreme, Thermaltake ISGC-100, Noctua NH-U12P, Noctua NH-C12P, Thermaltake ISGC-200, Scythe Kabuto, Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro, Thermaltake ISGC-300 and SilverStone NT06-E. Each test ran with the CPU idle and the with the CPU fully loaded. On BigTyp 14Pro, TMG IA1, NH-U12P and ISGC-300 the tests were done with the fan at full speed and at minimum speed. The other coolers were connected directly to the motherboard and it controls the fan speed based on CPU load level and temperature on PWM models.

CPU Idle
Cooler	Room Temp.	Noise	Fan Speed	Base Temp.	Core Temp.
Intel stock	14 ºC	44 dBA	1000 rpm	31 ºC	42 ºC
BigTyp 14Pro (min. speed)	17 ºC	47 dBA	880 rpm	29 ºC	36 ºC
BigTyp 14Pro (max. speed)	17 ºC	59 dBA	1500 rpm	26 ºC	34 ºC
Akasa Nero	18 ºC	41 dBA	500 rpm	26 ºC	35 º
Cooler Master V10	14 ºC	44 dBA	1200 rpm	21 ºC	26 ºC
TMG IA1 (max. speed)	16 ºC	47 dBA	1500 rpm	22 ºC	30 ºC
TMG IA1 (min. speed)	16 ºC	57 dBA	2250 rpm	21 ºC	30 ºC
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme	16 ºC	44 dBA	1200 rpm	21 ºC	29 ºC
Thermaltake ISGC-100	18 ºC	44 dBA	1450 rpm	35 ºC	49 ºC
Noctua NH-U12P (low speed)	15 ºC	42 dBA	1000 rpm	20 ºC	30 ºC
Noctua NH-U12P	15 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	20 ºC	28 ºC
Noctua NH-C12P	17 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	23 ºC	28 ºC
Thermaltake ISGC-200	21 ºC	43 dBA	1100 rpm	31 ºC	35 ºC
Schythe Kabuto	22 ºC	42 dBA	800 rpm	29 ºC	34 ºC
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro	20 ºC	43 dBA	1500 rpm	32 ºC	39 ºC
ISGC-300 (min. speed)	18 ºC	42 dBA	800 rpm	26 ºC	30 ºC
ISGC-300 (max. speed)	18 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	24 ºC	26 ºC
SilverStone NT06-E	21 ºC	66 dBA	2600 rpm	30 ºC	41 ºC

CPU Fully Loaded
Cooler	Room Temp.	Noise	Fan Speed	Base Temp.	Core Temp.
Intel stock	14 ºC	48 dBA	1740 rpm	42 ºC	100 ºC
BigTyp 14Pro (min. speed)	17 ºC	47 dBA	880 rpm	43 ºC	77 ºC
BigTyp 14Pro (max. speed)	17 ºC	59 dBA	1500 rpm	35 ºC	70 ºC
Akasa Nero	18 ºC	48 dBA	1500 rpm	34 ºC	68 ºC
Cooler Master V10	14 ºC	54 dBA	1900 rpm	24 ºC	52 ºC
TMG IA1 (max. speed)	16 ºC	47 dBA	1500 rpm	27 ºC	63 ºC
TMG IA1 (min. speed)	16 ºC	57 dBA	2250 rpm	25 ºC	60 ºC
Zalman CNPS10X Extreme	16 ºC	51 dBA	1900 rpm	24 ºC	50 ºC
Thermaltake ISG-100	18 ºC	50 dBA	1800 rpm	58 ºC	93 ºC
Noctua NH-U12P (low speed)	15 ºC	42 dBA	1000 rpm	28 ºC	59 ºC
Noctua NH-U12P	15 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	25 ºC	54 ºC
Noctua NH-C12P	17 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	37 ºC	76 ºC
Thermaltake ISGC-200	21 ºC	48 dBA	1900 rpm	42 ºC	68 ºC
Scythe Kabuto	22 ºC	47 dBA	1200 rpm	38 ºC	63 ºC
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro	20 ºC	51 dBA	2300 rpm	49 ºC	85 ºC
ISGC-300 (min. speed)	18 ºC	42 dBA	800 rpm	36 ºC	64 ºC
ISGC-300 (max. speed)	18 ºC	46 dBA	1400 rpm	31 ºC	56 ºC
SilverStone NT06-E	21 ºC	66 dBA	2600 rpm	39 ºC	96 ºC

On the graph below you can see the temperature difference between the cooler base and the room temperature with the CPU idle and fully loaded.  The values shown are in degrees Celsius. Remember that the lower the number the better is cooling performance.

The next graph will give you an idea on how many degrees Celsius the CPU core was hotter than room temperature during the tests.

We know the position we mount the cooler (with the heatpipes tips pointing the left side of the motherboard, i.e., pointing to the bottom of the case) is not the ideal, but we installed this way for two reasons: first, the photos on product manual show it mounted in this position, so it is the position the typical user would install. Second, this was the only position it fitted our system. In full tower cases, where the power supply is not too close the motherboard, you probably can install it rotated in 180 degrees, i.e., with the heatpipes tips facing the top of the case. If your memory modules are not tall, you can also install this cooler with this tips pointing to the front of the case.

In order to see if the position of the cooler could affect performance, we simply put our case in the horizontal position. Under this scenario core temperature has reduced from 96 ºC to 77 ºC. Nevertheless we kept the first value on our tables and chrts since we think the test must reflect the typical usage.