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Scythe Mugen 5 ARGB Plus CPU Cooler Review

Performance

Performance of the Scythe Mugen 5 ARGB Plus cooler has been tested on the latest Intel Comet Lake-S platform. The used i9-10900K processor is a real challenge for all coolers. Additionally in use was ASRock Z490 PG Velocita motherboard, HyperX Fury 64GB DDR4-3200 memory kit, and XFX RX5600XT Thicc Ultra III graphics card.

All tests were performed in the open PC case. The ambient temperature was about 25-26°C.

Our comparison includes three tests. The idle mode is a PC left without any load besides standard Windows services running in the background. The mixed-mode base on a PCMark 10 extended test that uses popular applications and simple games. The max load has been tested in a CPU+FPU AIDA64 stability test. It shows about maximum CPU load during the most demanding work on all CPU cores. A maximum load test can also be compared to a popular Prime95 small FTT test.

Mugen 5 performs better than I was expecting. Performance is only 2°C lower than that of Noctua NH-D15. However, I have to add that fans in Noctua cooler spin slower, so they also generate less noise. If I mentioned the noise, then the Mugen with the i9-10900K under full load was using its fans at maximum speed, and we could register up to 36dB what was about as much as worse performing Noctua NH-U12S but 4dB more than the NH-D15.

The Mugen 5 performs great, so there are no problems with overclocking. The only problem causes our i9-10900K processor, which is simply not overclocking well, but our results are still above average.

Even though on the screenshot we can see 5.3GHz, then the Mugen 5 let us overclock the CPU up to 5.2GHz on all cores what is about the same result as on Noctua HN-D15 or AIO coolers with 360mm radiator. Even though there are differences in maximum temperature between these coolers, then the CPU simply can’t make any higher clock. Of course, we are fully satisfied with the Mugen 5 performance, less with the CPU overclocking capability.

I’m sure that everyone who decides on the Mugen 5 ARGB will be satisfied as it’s one of the not many coolers that combines high performance and excellent looking RGB illumination.

 

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