Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled at various power consumption levels, along with 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 RAM on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs for the CPU stress tests only for the image output in zero-fan mode and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is located in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.
The test system runs on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (Build 19045.2251). All data sets are recorded with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature results from the CPU Die (Average) sensor. Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature. This means that all cooling systems can be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different. The heat-conducting paste supplied with the cooler or applied beforehand is used in each case.
I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 measuring device at a distance of 40 cm, which works in 125 ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external example table helps to break it down.
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at a distance of 40cm from the center of the front, in my setup this is 86% PWM with the installed fans:
And then this cooler is allowed to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the volume. A maximum of 42.4 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and a distance of 40 cm.
A full comparison with other coolers can be found here:
Overview and comparison of all tested CPU air and AiO water coolers
Summary and conclusion
For its size, the Fera 5 Black can hold its own quite well and even successfully complete the 200 watt cycle, which not every single-tower air cooler can do.
Overall, it has to be placed at the lower end of our ranking, but significantly larger and more expensive coolers are perhaps a little over-represented and distort the overall impression.
Compared to the Arctic Freezer 36, however, there is no excuse, as it still comes out way ahead. It may not look as stylish, but it’s cheaper. At the time of my test, the Fera 5 Black was not yet available in stores, but the target price was 35 euros. You can’t go wrong for that, and I’m definitely not going to complain about another good option in the budget market. So it’s not a price/performance insider tip, but at least it’s a good and compact air cooler for stealth systems.
The test sample was provided by Endorfy without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
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