Thermal / Acoustic Performance – Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.4GHz

In our next test we take the 2600K CPU up to 4.4GHz using a multiplier of 44 and bus speed of 100MHz. The CPU voltage was set to 1.45v giving a reasonably demanding scenario for each of these coolers.

With the Core i7-2600K running at 4.4GHz we again ran our coolers with maximum RPM and in the first comparison, with the standard Intel fan/heatsink the gap between it and the H60 increases. In this case showing the Corsair model to cool better by 20°C.

Looking to the H60 vs Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme comparison, once again the Corsair model is more than a match for the performance of this high end air model and we then see that it sits where we would expect in the Hydro Series product stack.