MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 CPU 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. Note that our CPU is operated with a fixed voltage to deliver higher levels of thermal consistency between CPU coolers.
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.
1,000 RPM fan test
At 1,000 RPM fan speeds, the MSI MEG CoreLiquid delivers solid results. While not the best we have seen, our results stand amongst the best of the best. This is where we expect a premium liquid cooler to land on our charts.
1,500 RPM fan test
At 1500 RPM, we continue to see strong results. These are the levels of cooling performance we expect from a premium CPU cooler. MSI has not disappointed us here.
Max RPM fan test
Cranking this cooler’s fans to their maximum speeds, we see results that are within a handful of degrees of the best CPU coolers that we have tested. These are strong results from MSI and their MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 CPU cooler. If this cooler has the aesthetic you want (and you can afford it), there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have this in your system.
