Intel Core i7 cooler vs. Intel Stock Cooler

An interesting comparison involving both Intel and AMD coolers tested on an Intel LGA 1200 socket.

The tests looked at two different TDP limits—the standard 65W and a bumped up 100W—using an i5 11400F processor. The whole point here is clearly to evaluate the cheapest current stock coolers available. With Zen 3 chips out, AMD mostly just offers the Wraith Stealth these days. You only really see the Wraith Prism RGB if you’re looking at older Zen 2 chips like the Ryzen 7 3700X or the Ryzen 9 3900X. For the older Ryzen 5 3600 or the newer Ryzen 5 5600X, you're stuck with the Wraith Stealth in the box.

As for that "new/old Intel stock cooler," it managed to claim the title of the loudest CPU cooler in the bunch. It looks like Intel decided to cut corners again, providing a noticeably smaller fan that has to spin at incredibly high speeds to compensate. I honestly wonder how that little black Intel unit would perform if its fan speed was capped like the AMD Stock Cooler. That Wraith Stealth tops out somewhere around 2200 RPM.

Intel’s top-tier gear apparently assumes you're wearing earplugs, much like those old, subpar AMD stock coolers or any other buzzing nuisance.

I don't think the older, significantly better and quieter X58 Intel stock cooler even needs a mention.🍿

Andrew Miller102 said:An interesting comparison involving both Intel and AMD coolers tested on an Intel LGA 1200 socket.

The tests looked at two different TDP limits—the standard 65W and a bumped up 100W—using an i5 11400F processor. The whole point here is clearly to evaluate the cheapest current stock coolers available. With Zen 3 chips out, AMD mostly just offers the Wraith Stealth these days. You only really see the Wraith Prism RGB if you’re looking at older Zen 2 chips like the Ryzen 7 3700X or the Ryzen 9 3900X. For the older Ryzen 5 3600 or the newer Ryzen 5 5600X, you're stuck with the Wraith Stealth in the box.

As for that "new/old Intel stock cooler," it managed to claim the title of the loudest CPU cooler in the bunch. It looks like Intel decided to cut corners again, providing a noticeably smaller fan that has to spin at incredibly high speeds to compensate. I honestly wonder how that little black Intel unit would perform if its fan speed was capped like the AMD Stock Cooler. That Wraith Stealth tops out somewhere around 2200 RPM.

Intel’s top-tier gear apparently assumes you're wearing earplugs, much like those old, subpar AMD stock coolers or any other buzzing nuisance.

I don't think the older, significantly better and quieter X58 Intel stock cooler even needs a mention.🍿

The Intel platform (as well as AMD) isn't doing great lately. For the first time, hardcore PC enthusiasts are actually buying Apple M1 machines.
They run practically without any fans at all.