Duel: Endorfy Navis F360 vs. Fractal Design Lumen S36 V2

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Ľubomír Samák

We start the new stage of CPU cooler tests on HWCooling with a duel of two AIO liquid coolers. Both the Navis F360 and the Lumen S36 V2 represent the cheapest coolers with a 360mm radiator that Fractal Design (Lumen S36 V2) and Endorfy (Navis F360), respectively, have. Sure, these aren’t downright cheap coolers, but both are associated with very high cooling performance.

Results: Medium performance (42 dBA)







Spectral analysis of noise

Why is there a missing value in the chart? The reason is that the cooler could no longer handle the load in the specified mode. Control to lower noise levels fails for reasons such as an overly noisy liquid cooler pump or a whining fan motor.


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  1. Results on the AMD AM5 platform have been added. This way everything is complete, including the evaluation (and the final verdict). Although, yes, for now we only have two coolers to compare, and a more complete picture of how each cooler stacks up against its competitors will only emerge over time. 🙂

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