Intel temperature-to-noise ratio
On these perf/noise ratio graphs, we remind you that it’s best to be positioned as far to the bottom left of the graph as possible. For ease of reading, the leftmost point symbolizes 12V ventilation, the central point 8V ventilation and the rightmost 5V.
At 95W, the iCUE Link H150i isn’t exactly at its best, since, as can be seen, it tends to be detached from the rest of the competition. As it is, we prefer smaller 240 mm/280 mm kits that manage to offer just as much, but with a lower noise level.
With a power consumption of 130W on our processor, the situation isn’t much better for this Corsair kit… Even if it comes a little closer to the Kraken 240 RGB and Pure Loop 2 280 kits, it still lags behind the pack in 360/420 mm.
At 170W, we find a particularly stretched curve that picks up the larger kits at full revs. As the revs drop, we find ourselves with a kit that lags behind, a sign of ventilation that deserves to be more punchy at low speeds.
