Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled in various levels of power consumption, joined by 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 memory on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs in zero-fan mode for the CPU stress tests only and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is housed 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 sensor CPU Die (Average). 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 included 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 operates in 125ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external sample table helps to break it down.
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at 40cm from the center of the fan, in my setup this is 76% PWM :
And after that, this air cooler still gets to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the volume. A maximum of 43.7 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and 40cm distance.
A full comparison to other coolers can be understood here:
Roundup und erneute Messung aller getesteten CPU Luft- und AiO-Wasserkühler
Summary and conclusion
After a long time, Xilence appears here with us again and initially aims for the top ranks with the M906 air cooler, but then can’t quite keep up with the 200 watts and the processor drops to 195 watts! And even if the look is, as always, a matter of taste, a plain black cooler probably suits most systems.
There is nothing wrong with the workmanship, the cooling performance is good and the price, currently around €50, is well within the mid-range. However, if you expect upper-class waste heat from your processor beyond 200 watts, you should look elsewhere.
The test sample was provided by Xilence 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.
Xilence M906 (XC081)
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