be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler Review – Compact and Quiet

1 - Introduction and technical data 2 - Optics and haptics 3 - Test sytsem, benchmarks and conclusion

Methodology

A Ryzen 5 3600 has to be cooled at factory settings, in addition 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 memory on a MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vA3). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB is running in zero-fan mode for the CPU stress tests only for the image output, and a BitFenix Whisper M 450W serves as the power source, all housed in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.

All records are logged with HWInfo64 v6.30-4240 – 2000ms logging, the specified temperature is derived from the sensor CPU Die (Average). The load of Prime95 produces an average of 88 watts of CPU package power. Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature.  This allows all cooling systems to be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different.  The thermal paste supplied with the cooler or pre-applied is used in each case.

I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 meter at a distance of 40cm, which works in 125ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dBA, an external sample table helps with the breakdown.

Benchmarks

The cooler was tested in push configuration at gradually increasing speed:

The following is a comparison to coolers in the similar price range:

Summary and conclusion

I don’t have the Shadow Rock Slim 1 to compare it to, unfortunately, but you can hold your own against the competition. And the company name be quiet! is really a credit to the fan, even at 60% PWM the fan is hardly noticeable even in a quiet system.

Direct touch instead of coldplate doesn’t seem to have added too much to the cooling performance. If you put yourself in a similar price range again, so at 35-40 euros, then you get a consistently good cooler offered here. And it is also very quiet!

The test sample was provided by the manufacturer without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. The only condition was the observance of the blocking period.

be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 2 (BK032)

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