TDP values for AiO coolers

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JOHNCO11212ce02b8 said:
Where can I find the TDP values for the AiO coolers? I'm not seeing them in the specs
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TDP of coolers is meaningless as there is no Standardized way its measured and everyone does it Differently so looking at that type number is like trying to compare a apple and a orange to each other on the same set of Criteria.

you are better of looking at a real World Reviewer to see how it compares to other coolers as a TDP number would not be of any use as its just random as can get one company's TDP of lets say 300W may be another 240W so it really tells you nothing.

Look up reviews of the cooler your looking at is the best Advice I could give to you as that will be more Informative then any Number MSI could give to you.
 
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badboy2k said:
TDP of coolers is meaningless as there is no Standardized way its measured and everyone does it Differently so looking at that type number is like trying to compare a apple and a orange to each other on the same set of Criteria.

you are better of looking at a real World Reviewer to see how it compares to other coolers as a TDP number would not be of any use as its just random as can get one company's TDP of lets say 300W may be another 240W so it really tells you nothing.

Look up reviews of the cooler your looking at is the best Advice I could give to you as that will be more Informative then any Number MSI could give to you.
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My hope is that MSI would use the same measuring test on all of their own products.
 
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it also depends on CPU design (heatsink size, center of the heat source etc). a cooler that can cool X watt on A CPU might not do the same job on B CPU.
 
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Try TechPowerUp review charts. Here‘s one of the latest set of Intel charts, but they also have AMD on another page, https://www.techpowerup.com/review/...ii-pro-360-a-rgb-aio-liquid-cpu-cooler/8.html They also have a searchable Review Database.

BTW, in my very limited experience (i.e. just comparing real-world results for the Noctua NH-D15 original version) you might need to delete ~50W from the 250W charts to better match what you would see in HWInfo64 as the reported CPU TDP under load, which is shown as “CPU Package Power” (at least for Intel chips). Their wattage results are taken using electrical measuring probes I believe.

Also, don’t forget that any room temperature above the usual 20-21C reviewer target environment (pretty standard across the web) will impact your own results.

Another couple of good cooler and fan comparison sources:
STS Youtube channel https://youtube.com/@stsyt?si=pApZe92CL_AAU-r6 (I love his dry humor!)

HWCooling.net

Performance can have many forms...
www.hwcooling.net www.hwcooling.net
 
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