AMD 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 reading purposes, the leftmost point symbolises ventilation at 12V, the centre point ventilation at 8V and the rightmost point ventilation at 5V.
65W consumption :
As you can see from the graph, the Fortis 5 Black is positioned very low on the graph, greatly helped by its virtually non-existent noise levels. As it stands, it’s more interesting than the AK500 and doesn’t lose out to a NH-D15 G2 operating at least at half throttle.
105W power consumption:
This time, with a consumption of 105W, DeepCool’s heatsink finds itself completely left behind by the Polish competition, as we can see. However, given the sluggish curve at low revs, we’re thinking that adding a second Fluctus 140 wouldn’t be a bad idea!
170W fuel consumption:
With even more power consumption, from what’s left of the heatsinks, the NH-D15 G2 remains the big winner of the competition. Here, the gap between the Fortis 5 and the AK500 widens considerably, demonstrating the dissipation capacity of the Polish ventirad. Finally, the little T120 finds itself all alone at the end of the race, not big enough to cool our CPU efficiently.