39 and 36 dBA
The fourth Ninja was a pleasant surprise (mainly because of its unattractive predecessor). Scythe used improved version of the first two designs, and shortly after created popular Fuma series based on Ninja 4. Fuma rev. A was the best deal for the money, although the current second version is a bit different story. Now there’s the new Ninja 5 that looks very promising. The core remains unchanged, but the cooler is bigger and stronger than before.
39 and 36 dBA
| Cooler | Speed and voltage of fans | ||||
| 39 dBA | 36 dBA | ||||
| Arctic Freezer 33 | 1× 1157 rpm | 9.1 V | 1× 1041 rpm | 7.78 V | |
| SilentiumPC Fera 3 v2 | 1× 1409 rpm | 9.52 V | 1× 1229 rpm | 8.25 V | |
| Noctua NH-D15 | 2× 1073 rpm | 8.1 V | 2× 933 rpm | 6.77 V | |
| Reeven Okeanos | 2× (1044 + ? rpm) | 7.77 V | 2× (933 + ? rpm) | 7.69 V | |
| Scythe Fuma rev. B | 2× 923 rpm | 7.19 V | 2× 821 rpm | 6.37 V | |
| Scythe Ninja 5 | – | – | 2× 812 rpm | 11.65 V |
Continue: 33 and 31 dBA
- Contents
- Parameters and details
- Test procedures
- Automatic regulation
- Max. RPM
- 45 and 42 dBA
- 39 and 36 dBA
- 33 and 31 dBA
- Conclusion
Hi !
Thank you for the test. I like your methodology of testing.
Can you use the therlmaright le grand macho rt ? Which is probrably the best cpu cooler
The noctua scythe fan graph is interesting I’d like to see temperatures and db comparing the included scythe fan vs a noctua.
i bet if you got better fans this thing would kick ass!
A passive or semi-passive setup for comparison with the Fuma or Zalman Passive Cooler would be great.