A few months ago, we tested the new thermal paste from NZXT, which allowed us to set up a protocol and also to measure four other thermal paste models, including the KFA² TG-001 or the TKFA² TG-002. Today, we have in test the last thermal paste from Cooler Master, the Cryofuze Violet. This new thermal paste is available for pre-order in Europe between 6,99 € and 7,96 €.
[nextpage title=”The Cooler Master Cryofuze Violet:”] The Cryofuze Violet is sold in a cardboard packaging, with the colors of the brand. On the front, there is a picture of the product and its spatula, and on the back, the technical information.
Inside we have the tube of thermal paste coming with its bundle composed of a wipe cloth and a spatula. We regret the use of plastic to maintain everything, another piece of thermoformed plastic thrown in the trash.
Note the opening on the side of the syringe, allowing you to see the remaining level. A good point because all 0.7 mL passed in this test with five applications on the 12900KS.
Concerning the specifications of this paste, we are on a density of 3g/ml. The thermal conductivity is 12.7 W/m.K. No information on the viscosity, but this paste is very dense, not very liquid. Here are the tables of the different thermal pastes tested on our configuration. 
[nextpage title=”The test configuration:”]
Here is the configuration that will be used for the test:
- Motherboard : EVGA Z690 DARK KINGPIN (BIOS 1.15)
- Processor : INTEL CORE I9 12900KS
- Memory : 2x16gb SK Hynix A die
- Graphics Card: GTX 750 ti
- Cooling system : Watercool Heatkiller IV basic + MO-RA3 420
- SSD : Western Digital SN850 500gb
- Power supply : Be Quiet ! Dark Power Pro 12 1200W
- Operating system : Windows 11 64 bits (version 21H2)
- Screen : DELL S2421NX
[nextpage title=”Results:”] Our thermal paste test protocol is very young, it is based on an Intel Alderlake platform with an I9-12900KS and an EVGA Z690 DARK KINGPIN. The tests are performed under the same conditions with a Heatkiller IV waterblock at constant pressure.
Protocol:
The I9 12900KS is set to get 250W of load on cinebench R20. The Pcore are at 5200MHz, the Ecore at 4000MHz and the cache at 4400MHz for a voltage of 1,335V bios LLC +25%. Thermal paste applications are done crosswise on the CPU, this is the method that works best with all thermal pastes on the market. The waterblock is mounted and tightened to the screw stop to let the springs apply the right pressure. 
Then, a cinebench R23 stress test is run to warm up the thermal paste with 10min of heavy load. To finish, three R20 cinebench are launched in a row. While taking well into account to have the same water temperature between each beginning of benchmark. Each thermal paste is applied three times with three cinebench R20 per application. The minimum delta T° value between the water and the CPU is recorded among these nine measurements.
Results:
As we can see, this Cryofuze Violet is ahead of the Arctic MX4 or KFA² TG-002. This one performs quite well even if we had hoped for better performance considering its technical sheet. We regret not having enough paste left to make a comparison on a graphics card, a very different use than on a CPU.
The measurements were made with water at 27-29°C and a flow rate of 235L/h. Here are the details of the best measurements out of nine readings per thermal paste. 
[nextpage title=”Conclusion:”] We are coming to the end of this test. With this Cryofuze Violet, Cooler Master manages to get ahead of the very good Arctic MX4. However, we regret that the quantity of paste provided for 7 to 8 € is only 0.7 mL (2g). After only five applications, the tube is now empty. The result is therefore mixed, but we will try it on a graphics card soon if the remaining quantity allows it. As a reminder, this thermal paste is available for pre-order between 6,99 € and 7,96 €.
Cooler Master Cryofuze Violet
We liked:
- The bundle with spatula and wipe
- The performance on CPU
- Excellent performance under long load (ideal on GPU ?)
We would have liked:
- Performance closer to Noctua’s NT-H2
- At least 1.5 mL for 8 €
With this Cryofuze Violet, Cooler Master offers us a thermal paste recognizable by its color. But even though purple is composed of blue and red, it doesn’t allow it to gain on cooling or performance. We would have loved to have had a little more in the syringe since this one could well shine on GPU in our next test protocol.
