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Now, to focus on the area where the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is tuned to perform at its best: PC gaming, especially at popular resolutions like 1080p, where the CPU comes to the fore in some titles. The Wraith Max is bigger than the Wraith Spire and it's most likely a tweaked version of the original Wraith cooler.
After that, you should be all set to install your RGB lighting utility and start customizing the lighting of your cooler. Installation, however, seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. Some users have found it relatively easy to install, appreciating the convenience it offers. Others, however, have encountered difficulties, specifically with screwing it in and applying the right amount of pressure. It's advisable to exercise caution during installation to avoid any potential mishaps.Unfortunately, the new mounting holes break compatibility with all previous generation coolers for AM2/AM2+/AM3 and AM3+. For this review, AMD has sent us the Wraith Max RGB and Wraith Spire (No LED) which we will put the test to see the cooling and noise performance that they offer. There have been many different Intel cooler models over the years, we're using the Intel E97378-001 and E97379-001 coolers – pretty catchy names, we know. The E97378 features a copper core with aluminum fins and was first bundled with Sandy Bridge Core i5 and i7 processors. The E97379 is an all-aluminum cooler and it was first bundled with the Core i3 Sandy Bridge processors. It's less forgivable that Intel ships their current generation Core i7-9700 with that aluminum cooler. The thing weighs just 168 grams and we know it causes the 8700 to throttle quite heavily, so it will do the same for the 9700. no doubt. Meanwhile, for the same price the Ryzen 7 3700X comes with the 552 gram Wraith Prism, that's over 3 times the metal.
Regarding aesthetics and looks, while not a critical factor for a CPU cooler, it's worth noting that many users have not commented on its appearance. This suggests that the cooler's design is rather unobtrusive, blending well with various PC setups. If you're a faithful player of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rainbow Six: Siege, or Valorant, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G makes it possible to build your next "good enough" gaming rig for much less than what it would cost with any other processor that's come before it. That's especially true if you would otherwise have had to buy a new graphics card, in the midst of the gruesome price inflation that GPU hardware has seen from 2020 to present. Why this temperature is lower than in the BIOS? Probably due to the CPU voltage: in the BIOS screenshot, you can see 1.408V and on the Ryzen Master screenshot, the CPU voltage is 0.986V. A higher voltage leads to higher CPU temperature. The science of airflow is fluid dynamics. Air flow the same as liquids do. Read the guide in link I gave you previously to get an idea of how it works. Trying to use top rear as intake will not work. It would just create a lot of turbulence and mixing of heated air with cool air. The aluminum box cooler that Intel's been bundling with all their non-K SKUs for years allowed the R5 3600 to hit 95 degrees which forced it down to 3975 MHz.Idle temperatures will be measured after leaving the computer idle for 20 minutes. CPU-Z will be used to verify the CPU speed and the voltage being used in Windows 10. Also, the coolers are tested with the default settings (Turbo, C1E etc) enabled in the BIOS. If you read my review of the original Wraith cooler, you will see that the original Wraith has the same specifications as the Wraith Max. The coolers will also be tested inside the DeepCool New Ark 90, a large full ATX case that comes with an all-in-one liquid cooler pre-installed. With the Ryzen 5 2600 under 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 conditions it's still a solid upgrade option for Wraith Stealth owners. It was going up and down at around 1200rpm and was constantly fluctuating (which was even louder) but even after I made a fan curve having it hover around 50% the buzzing is still audible through my headphones.
For the Wraith Max, there are two options to get the LED ring. First option is you can connect it to the AMD FAN LED1 header on the motherboard, Of course, 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 as exhaust fans so I'd recommend installing a few front mounted in-take fans. For this test though I went with the limited air-flow setup as the point of testing inside a case and not on the testbed is to more realistically simulate the conditions you would be using these air-coolers. On the left, you have the installation process for the Wraith Max and on the right it's for the Wraith Spire.The next issue we ran into was fan speed. Typically, Intel box coolers are noisy buggers that spin very fast. Last time we tested one with the Core i7-8700 on a Z390 board it spun at between 3000 - 3500 RPM. On the Phantom Gaming-ITX the fan never spun faster than 2100 RPM which is an issue for the Intel cooler as it relies on fan speed to keep temperatures under control, or at least stops the CPU from melting through the PCB. We messed around for quite some time but couldn't get the fan to spin at full speed for more than a few seconds. I upgraded my testbed from Intel Core i7-8700K to AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. And I must say, the Ryzen 7 5800X brings a nice boost in performance. With its 8 cores / 16 threads, it shows around +60% gain the physics score of 3DMark FireStrike benchmark (17988 points for the core i7-8700K vs 29503 points for the Ryzen 7 5800X). I'm very impressed by the cooling performance of the Wraith Max. It performed almost on par with the CM 212 EVO in idle and under load. With just a single exhaust fan to expel air from the case the CPU takes 90 seconds to exceed 90°C and is at 95°C and thermally throttling at the 7 minute mark.
We made sure there were as few processes running as possible by disabling a bunch of unnecessary services that come with Windows 10.
Temperature & Noise Results
The Wraith Stealth cooler has a minimalistic and simple design that fits well with most computer setups. Its small size makes it perfect for different cases, even if there isn't a lot of space. The design helps with airflow, which keeps your CPU cool during use. Install Notes:
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