TCOMAS 4-Way AIO Roundup

1. TCOMAS LE200, WG600, LG700 Pro, LX800 Pro2. Test Results3. Closing Thoughts4. View All Pages

Test System Specifications:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
• Motherboard: ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi
• Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB Modules) Kingston Fury DDR5-6000
• Graphics card: MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X
• Storage: 1TB Corsair MP600 Elite PCIe Gen4x4 NVME M.2 SSD
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1600
• Chassis: Open Test Bench
• Thermal Compound: Arctic MX-6
• O/S: Windows 11 Version 24H2

Testing Methodology:

We are primarily focusing on the performance of each cooler at 100% fan speed and also when locked to 40dBA noise output. We will focus on cooling performance using a manual overclock with all-core frequency and VCORE locked to 5.2GHz/1.3V (AMD) and 5.5GHz/1.3V (Intel) and Precision Boost Overdrive performance.

• The test data is logged using HWINFO and the final 10 minutes of the data is calculated to find the average CPU temperature and CPU clock multiplier (AMD PBO Test) and then plotted in the charts.
• For testing, we use a 30-minute looped run of Cinebench R23 and record the steady-state CPU temperature at the end of the test. This ensures that the CPU has had ample time to warm up and reach a steady state under all of the coolers.
• The ambient is maintained at 19-21 degrees Celsius. Where there is variation beyond this temperature range, we add extra repeated tests to ensure consistency. However, this is well controlled now with A/C.
• We also test each cooler with at least two fresh installs (typically three) to mitigate the likelihood of poor mounting spoiling results.
• Ambient temperature and humidity are controlled via a mini split air conditioning system inside the test room. Ambient temperature is maintained between 19-20°C; temperature delta figures are shown in the charts (ambient temperature is deducted from the measured component temperature).

Test Results:

Acoustics

Let's start by looking at noise output, as this will give us a good indication of thermal performance based on the noise.

Disappointingly, all of the TCOMAS coolers are extremely loud when running at maximum fan speed. Both the LE200 and WG600 at 56dBA are among some of the loudest coolers we have ever tested, but they don’t even come close to the 60dBA noise from both the LG700 Pro and LX800 Pro, which is beyond distracting and just inexcusably loud and annoying.

Thermal Performance: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Still with the fans running at max speed and a fixed CPU frequency and VCORE, all of the TCOMAS coolers sit in mid-table which seems like respectable thermal performance, but with fan speeds of between 2500 and 3200 rpm, the true performance isn’t great at all when plenty of other coolers with much lower fan speeds outperform TCOMAS.

Since the TCOMAS fans run at such high RPM, the fan speeds need to be significantly reduced to hit the 40dBA noise limit, which means thermal performance drops off so much that all of the TCOMAS coolers, even the high end models, are sat at the bottom of the charts and beaten not only by competing premium products but also by coolers that are three times cheaper.

In the PBO test, the important metric is clock frequency as the CPU automatically adjusts the clock multiplier based on a target temperature, so the temperature delta between coolers is close.

Again in the PBO test, it’s a very poor showing for the TCOMAS coolers. The LE200 budget model is performing on a similar level as some other budget models, but again, with the high fan speed and noise output, the performance is deceiving.

But the high-end models, with their fast, high-pressure fans are not providing any benefit in terms of PBO speed, so the high fan speed and extreme noise are unnecessary and make the coolers so distracting at max fan speed that they are completely useless in this configuration.

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