Comparative tests:
So, to make things clear, we compared the temperatures obtained under Cinebench R23 runs with our original 14900K cooled by an EK custom liquid loop with a 480 mm heatsink and our 14900K delid with the AIO EK-Nucleus CR360 Direct Die D-RGB.
In order to reproduce test situations as closely as possible, the P-cores were set at 5.8 GHz, the E-cores at 4.4 GHz and the cache at 4.5 GHz. BIOS voltage was set to 1.325 volts at level 7.
The temperatures of each core are measured using the latest version of Core Temp software. The P-core and E-core temperatures are then averaged to compare the temperatures of the two cooling solutions. Two different set-ups were used to ensure perfect contact. Here are the performances obtained in tabular form.
Let’s take the averages for each run to compare the temperature differences between our two liquid cooling solutions.
As we can see, the gains are very interesting: at P-core level, we save almost 8.5°C, bearing in mind that we’re going from a 60 mm 480 mm radiator to a 360 mm 25 mm radiator. The difference is much smaller for E-cores, with a difference of 3.95°C. In terms of space and noise, the EK-Nucleus CR360 Direct Die D-RGB is also much more attractive.
