Performance
The test setup contains the i7-9700K ES processor overclocked to 5GHz at 1.35V, ASUS Maximus XI Gene motherboard, HyperX Predator 16GB DDR4-4000 memory kit, and Gigabyte RTX2060 graphics card. Let’s say a good and popular gaming platform.
Idle temperature is less important as every cooler has a different mode under low CPU load. What is important we can see in mixed load tests like PCMark 10 or maximum load tests like new AIDA64 stability test which is using AVX instructions.
The performance of the Navis is better than I was expecting. Results are about as good as those on Enermax AIO with 360mm radiator. SPC Navis also generates less noise during work. If we add all the advantages then we can say that SilentiumPC Navis is the best overall in our comparison.
I think that all gamers will be satisfied with a quiet computer where the CPU runs at 5GHz on all 8 cores. To really hear the Navis during work we will have to use higher wattage processor or simply set a much higher voltage on our chip. However, our i7-9700K is not the best overclocker and is losing stability at 5.1GHz+. Looking at the test results, as long as CPU voltage will be up to 1.4V then we can count on stable work using Silentium PC Navis RGB 280 cooler. This voltage on better i7-9700K samples is enough for 5.1-5.2GHz.
On the other hand, I don’t think that anyone needs a faster CPU than 5GHz and most users will sacrifice a couple of MHz just to receive silent PC … where SilentiumPC naming fits perfectly.
