MSI MPG CoreLiquid P13 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.
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
Now that we have moved on to our serious CPU tests, we can see that the Coreliquid P13 360 isn’t a strong performer. It is one of the worst-performing CPU Liquid cooling solutions that we have tested on our current test rig. That said, there are liquid cooling solutions that deliver similar performance levels, like Arctic’s Liquid Freezer III 360 PRO. If you want better cooling performance, you will need to consider other options.
1500 RPM Test
At 1500 RPM, we have competing liquid cooling solutions that deliver thermals that are eight degrees cooler than MSI’s Coreliquid P13 360. That’s a big difference. This cooler is far from being the best CPU cooler. That said, it is also far from being the most expensive. We weren’t expecting leadership cooling performance for £149.99, but we expected better.
