Temperature Results
For all temperature testing the cards were used in an open test bed environment. Ambient temperature was kept at a constant 20°C (+/- 0.5°C) and if the ambient room temperatures rose above 21°C or dropped below 19°C at any time, all benchmarking was stopped until proper temperatures could normalized.
For Idle tests, we let the system idle at the Windows 10 desktop for 25 minutes and recorded the peak temperature. For Load tests we ran AIDA64 for 20 minutes.
Sound Level Test Results
While everyone “hears” noise differently there is one easy way to remove all subjectivness and easily compare different fans: use a sound level meter. This way you can easily compare the various fans noise envelopes without us coloring the results and see what fans fit within your personal comfort level. Of course, we will endeavor to try and explain the various results – which are taken at a 15 inch distance from the GPU’s fan(s) – to help you gain an even better understanding of how loud a cooler’s stock fan is, but even if you discount our personal opinions, the fact remains numbers don’t lie.
For Idle tests, we let the system idle at the desktop for 25 minutes and recorded the peak temperature. For Load tests we ran AIDA64 for 20 minutes.
As you can see the Stealth is a decent enough cooling solution for its class, it is just that it gets outclassed by the AMD Spire cooling solution. Put another way if you plan on overclocking, or just want to get the most out of your shiny new Ryzen APU an aftermarket cooling solution may be a wise investment.
