ASUS ROG RYUO IV 360 ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler Review
Thermal Testing – Cinebench R24
OC3D CPU Cooler Stress Test
We want to push CPU coolers to their limit, and that requires a workload that will place maximum load on our i5-14600K CPU. Why didn’t we choose an i7 or an i9? The simple answer is that we want to test various CPU Cooler options. If we put the hottest CPU we could in our system, only the best of the best CPU coolers would even pass our testing procedures. Since not everyone uses such a power-hungry CPU, we decided to tone the wattage and thermal loads down by using an i5-14600K. Even so, this CPU consumes a lot of power and generates a lot of heat under all-core workloads.
For testing, we have used Cinebench R24. This is an all-core workload that places heavy strain on all available CPU cores. This load pushes CPU thermals higher than any other and does so consistently. We use Cinebench R24 for 30 minutes to see how hot our CPU gets over that time. If CPU temperatures rise to 100 degrees Celsius or over, that CPU cooler has failed our testing. This is part of the reason why there are more coolers on our higher fan RPM cooler charts. Some coolers will pass our thermal testing at higher fan RPMs but fail at lower fan RPMs.
1000 RPM Fan Test
As an extra test for this review, we have tried using ASUS’ Ryuo IV 360 ARGB with its fans set to 700 RPM. The results were much higher temperatures than our 1,000 RPM test, indicating poor fan performance at a lower RPM value. That said, at 1,000 RPM, the cooler performs well, sitting amongst the best CPU liquid coolers on our charts.
1,500 RPM Fan Test
At 1,500 RPM, ASUS’ cooler continues to deliver strong results. Note that this model delivers notably lower thermals than its SLC variant. A 2.2-degree difference at 1,500 RPM.
Maximum RPM Fan Test
At high RPMs, ASUS’ ROG Ryuo IV 360 continues to deliver strong results. This cooler is amongst some of the best we have tested. A strong result from ASUS.
