9.13.2021

David and Goliath




How does the cheap Alpine AM4 Passive compare to the premium Noctua NH-P1? Unsurprisingly, the Arctic CPU cooler is no match for the Noctua juggernaut, and the 65W Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G reaches a whopping 95°C running Cinebench R23. The NH-P1, on the other hand, handles the AMD APU just fine at 74°C. The $15 cooler keeps the Ryzen chip at bay only when the processor is severely downclocked and undervolted. 

Source: DNS (Russian)