AMD upped the game with the stock CPU coolers information technology bundled with Ryzen processors and they kicked it up another notch with second-gen Ryzen which come up with one of three Wraith models that we are comparing today: the Stealth, Spire and Prism.

The more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X is the simply model to come with the fancy looking Wraith Prism and it's the just 105 watt TDP part, and then it does call for a beefier cooler, this model weighs in at 580 grams.

Then Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen v 2600X get the Wraith Spire, this model tips the scales at 372 grams making information technology 36% lighter, but it nonetheless sports a copper slug in the base. Then we accept the not-X 2600 that gets the little Wraith Stealth weighing in at just 317 grams making it 15% lighter than the Spire and a whopping 45% lighter than the Prism.

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Those who bought the Ryzen 5 2600 may want to know if it'southward worth ownership the Wraith Spire or Prism 2nd hand, there are always some to exist had on eBay. Too, those with a 2600X or 2700 may wish to know how much better the Prism is than the Spire.

So we'll be comparing all 3 coolers on the Ryzen 5 2600 using the stock settings as well as a 4GHz all-core overclock. Nosotros'll monitor CPU and VRM temperatures during an hour-long Blender workload also as a thirty infinitesimal Overwatch gaming session.

The coolers volition also exist tested within the DeepCool New Ark 90, a large full ATX case that comes with an all-in-one liquid cooler pre-installed.

Of class, when using the box coolers the AIO won't be used, but I like how this case comes with four 140mm fans pre-installed, though they are all configured equally frazzle fans so I'd recommend installing a few forepart mounted in-take fans. For this test though I went with the limited air-period setup as the bespeak of testing inside a instance and not on the testbed is to more realistically simulate the conditions you would be using these air-coolers.

It's winter here right now then nosotros're testing in a absurd xx degree room as information technology is.

Benchmarks

Commencement up I measured peak temperatures after xxx minutes of gameplay during our Overwatch bot match stress test. Using the Wraith Prism saw the 2600 summit at just 47 degrees which is very absurd and the VRM never exceeded 43 degrees, these are infrequent temperatures for a reasonably heavy gaming load, speaking of which CPU utilization hovers around 50% in this examination. Because of these low temps the Prism fan never spun faster than 1600 RPM and at that speed it's virtually silent.

Moving to the Wraith Spire increased the load temperature by half-dozen degrees and although the CPU is now running hotter the fan speed for the Spire only maxed out at 1700 RPM so the operating volume was much the same. VRM temps also remained much the same.

Then with the Wraith Stealth we run into a further vii degree increase for the load temp and at present things are starting to get warm at threescore degrees. Remember we are only half pushing the CPU in this test, so allow'southward move on to a 100% load test with Blender.

Running Blender for an hr increases the Wraith Prism load temperature to 57 degrees. That's a x degree increase over what we saw when gaming. The fan speed also increased to 2000 RPM merely fifty-fifty here the Prism was nonetheless basically silent. This time the Wraith Spire was viii degrees hotter than the Prism equally temps hit 65 degrees, though that'south nonetheless very absurd by all accounts and again the fan only spun at 2000 RPM.

Then with the cooler that comes with the 2600, the Wraith Stealth we meet temps striking 72 degrees and now we're getting upwards in that location. Ideally you don't desire temps going too far beyond 70 degrees for prolonged employ. That said y'all could increment the fan speed for better results as fifty-fifty the Stealth was spinning at just 2000 RPM. I should note though that the Spire and Stealth do a good job of pushing air over the motherboard'south VRM.

Overclocking the R5 2600 past pushing all cores to 4 GHz using 1.two volts just increased the CPUs' operating temperature by a few degrees in Overwatch. Fan speeds too remained much the same. The VRM temp did increase by 4-5 degrees just at under twoscore C that'south nothing to be concerned almost. This is using a high-cease X470 board, but yet very cool temps on the VRM.

At present for the 100% load Blender test and here the Wraith Prism hitting 63 degrees which is 6 degrees hotter than what we saw for the stock test and now it's just possible to hear the fan as it spins up to 2200 RPM.

The Wraith Spire allows the overclocked R5 2600 to reach seventy degrees and with the fan now spinning at 2700 RPM it's quite easy to hear. The Wraith Stealth likewise hit 2700 RPM making it reasonably loud and despite that temps still hitting 87 degrees, that's an near 40% increase in operating temperature from the Prism.

Before nosotros motion on here is a quick look at how the Spire and Prism compare to the ultra affordable DeepCool Gammaxx 200T. Presently this 120mm tower cooler costs $xv on Amazon and looks to exist a pretty good upgrade for Ryzen 3 2200G and R5 2400G owners as both those APUs are bundled with the Wraith Stealth.

For Ryzen v 2600 owners information technology volition net yous Wraith Prism-similar performance when gaming though it's worth noting that the 120mm fan does a much better job of cooling the VRM on our X470 lath. The Gammaxx 200T besides appears to be a decent upgrade option for R5 2600X and R7 2700 owners.

With the Ryzen 5 2600 nether 100% load in our Blender workload the Gammaxx 200T is more comparable to the Wraith Spire here making it a bit hotter than the Prism. Although less impressive under these weather condition information technology's even so a solid upgrade option for Wraith Stealth owners.

Conclusion

We promise that those of you building a new Ryzen organisation that take been wanting to see how the Stealth, Spire and Prism compare are satisfied with this testing. If you lot have a Ryzen v 2600 or whatsoever other AMD CPU that comes bundled with the Wraith Stealth y'all'll ideally want to upgrade the cooler for better thermal operation, especially if you lot plan on overclocking.

It seems like a lot of y'all want to stick with an AMD branded cooler and while I concord they look nice, it's non really a cost effective pick. Looking at places such equally eBay it seems similar virtually Wraith Prism coolers are selling for around $forty + shipping, for that kind of coin you can get a seriously good air cooler.

Remember the Deepcool Gammaxx 200T is a very affordable ($15) budget option and even it wasn't much worse than the Prism under 100% load. In fact, I'm willing to bet the slightly bigger Gammaxx 300 is able to outperform the Prism.

If you tin do without the AMD branding then I suggest you look elsewhere for your cooler upgrade, conversely if you wanted to know if that stock libation is whatever practiced, well for the most part they're quite decent.