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How To Apply CPU Thermal Paste Methods - Compare and Benchmark

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How To Apply CPU Thermal Paste Methods - Compare and Benchmark

15,458,465 views May 1, 2020 5:22

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In brief

You’ll see four common ways to apply thermal paste—one-point, five-point, three-line, and cross X—then compare their cooling performance on an Intel i7-9700K with Cinebench R20 benchmarks. This is useful for anyone reassembling or upgrading a PC with an air cooler like the Noctua NH-D15.

Key steps

  1. Press the cooler evenly onto the CPU, then benchmark with Cinebench R20.
  2. Apply five small dots of paste in a cross pattern on the CPU.
  3. Press the cooler and benchmark the results.
  4. Apply an X-shaped line of paste across the CPU.
  5. Press the cooler and compare all four benchmarks.

Questions & answers

Which thermal paste is used in this comparison?

Arctic MX-4.

What CPU cooler is being tested?

Noctua NH-D15.

Description from the creator

How To Apply CPU Thermal Paste Methods - Compare and Benchmark

CPU : I7-9700K
CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-D15
MB : ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming
RAM : 16GB(8x2) DDR4@3200 Mhz
SSD : M.2 Transcend 220S 1TB
PSU : Seasonic 850W
Thermal Compound Arctic MX-4

Software : Cinebench R20

- Time -

00:07 - One Point
00:41 - One Point Benchmark

01:05 - Five Point
01:38 - Five Point Benchmark

02:04 - Three Line
02:40 - Three Line Benchmark

03:01 - Cross X
03:35 - Cross X Benchmark

04:01 - One Point
04:34 - One Point Benchmark

05:00 - Final Result

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MYPC published this 5:22 video tutorial on May 1, 2020. It has been watched 15,458,465 times on YouTube.

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