DeepCool AK400 - Amd Ryzen 5 7600x Test

 As AMD Has released the new faster AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000 series processors, CPU's Serial Processing performance increased but cooling problems have increased and most gaming forums have discussed cooling solutions for AMD AM5 Processors. As both manufacturers and builders started pushing the systems to higher, they focused on great cooling solutions. This included both air and liquid cooling systems... At this point, when you search online "butget cooler for 7600x" or "best cooler for 7600x",we mostly see DeepCool AK400 result for the cooling solution, without busting the bank... Normally most of the people think that cooling AM5 Processors like R5 7600X's solution is the liquid expensive coolers ranging from 240mm to 420mm... But it isnt. You can do it with air coolers too... 

In this article, I’ll put the AK400 to the test with the Ryzen 5 7600X, a chip known for its strong single core performance and very efficient power consumption and tdp... Made a great difference in power draw. Lets see that can this budget air cooler hold the new high clock and high power drawing R5 7600X Cpu? 

AK400 Vs R5 7600X

For my system I use since 2 years, I installed AK400 to R5 7600X Processor, paired with TUF B650M-Plus Wifi Motherboard and Zotac RTX 3060Ti...

First of all, lets take a look at the complete test system:

  • CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 7600X
  • Motherboard: Asus TUF B650M-Plus Wifi
  • Ram: Gskill Flare X5 32GB DDR5 6000Mhz (2x16GB) 32CL Ram
  • GPU: Zotac Twin Edge RTX 3060Ti OC 8GB GDDR5
  • Cooler: DeepCool AK400
  • NVME SSD: Crucial P3 1TB Nvme 3500mb/s RW
  • SATA SSD: Kioxia Exceria 960GB
  • HDD: WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 : 2000,3 GB
  • Case: DK431 DarkFlash E-ATX Case
  • PSU: FSP Hyper S 700W Silver 85+ Single Rail

Within the first look up comparison of CPU Cooler's, DeepCool AK400 Becames one of the most focused CPU Coolers at Forums, Reviews etc... Since Ryzen 5 7600X has TDP Of 105W, the 220W TDP DeepCool AK400 must fit it mathematically and according to the thermal science... The DeepCool AK400 is a compact single tower air cooler that offers impressive thermal performance for its price point. Equipped with four direct-contact copper heat pipes and a silent 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) fan, it effectively manages heat for mid range CPUs. It can fit into the newest sockets without any extra bearing etc... The Newest AM5 and Intel's newest socket Lga 1700 and Lga 1851...

R5 7600x processor performed very good in Cinebench R23 All Core Cpu Benchmark, within results performed varying from 14500 to 15100… The settings and optimizations made at bios have changed the benchmark performance and temperatures...

Within Default Bios settings and Stock Bios of R5 7600X (With Asus TUF B650M-PLUS Wifi Motherboard). R23 Performed about 14573 points in Multicore, with tepmerature of 92C… (Amd Officially announced that Ryzen 7000’s have operating temperature up to 95C). AK400 Have let 7600x to work at TDP Rate of 119watts which means even it can handle standart boost frequency of 7600X… Normally 7600X Has TDP Of 105Watt… This means that DeepCool AK400 holds R5 7600X even with the CPU's factory overclock (boost) setting... The cpu tdp jumped to 119w from 105w as default factory clock speeds. Shortly this means that AK400 can cool R5 7600x without any problem, even boost overclocked... Even we can say that it is an overkill... 

For better benchmark results and temperatures, let's do PBO Tune... We will gain more stability. 

Let’s have curve optimizer at negative 13… You can decrease the curve optimizer until your system loses stability... In this test I made this value -13. My system became stable for long range of time with the value -19 but for this test I decided to make it -13 for more stability. Consider increasing this value when you get instability symptoms like BSOD, crashes etc...  

And thermal throttle limit at 88C. (You can enter your custom value from 80 to 90C)…

Now the cpu curve voltage decreased -13mv and thermal limit is set to 88C which make system to have thermal throttle at lower level of temperature.

This benchmark shows that AK400 performs similar with a standard/generic 240mm AIO. So we dont need an AIO. As we know AIO's can sometimes fail due to pump, and also has some headaches because of bubble problems etc... And it will be more practical because AIO's do have problems with space and installations... 

Even you have very high budget Cooler like High Range 360mm AIO or even an expensive custom loop cooler, it is still recommended to do PBO Curve Tune... You will get better performance and less CPU Temperature because of less voltage. Shortly this means tweaking your CPU for best performance and less thermal risk, without any cost... 

Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) is AMD’s dynamic auto-overclocking feature that maximizes/optimizes your CPU's performance related to clock temperatuers and core voltages... It works best when the CPU is cooled enough, allowing it to boost your CPU for long range of gaming and long benchmark sessions... You can think by getting rid of extra voltage/amperes on your CPU cores... Gaining stability. Bios updates do have new updates and tweaks for Pbo Tune and other CPU voltage/clock related optimizations...

On AM5 platforms (Ryzen 7000 and 9000 series), PBO is more efficient than older Ryzen Systems like AM4 platforms... 

Now System has achieved 15113 points at Cinebench R23 With temperature of 88C max… Rised from 14537. AK400 Has about 30–32C in idle operations… And 40–42C in package temp of CPU…

Benchmark Video's

Here you can see the stable benchmark and gaming video's of AK400 paired with R5 7600X Cpu: 






Conclusion

The DeepCool AK400 is a standout budget air cooler that delivers a compelling mix of performance, simplicity, and affordability. It performs very well without busting the bank. The minimalist design, with variants like the Zero Dark and WH models, which you can select according to your pc's design theme like dark, white... Also if you dont care about the looking, you can select AG400 which is a few bucks cheaper because it dont spends cash for looking, but makes great sense at cooling performance. 

While it lacks premium and expensive looking features like RGB lighting or extreme level of overclocking support, its price over performance ratio makes it an excellent choice for budget conscious users or those looking to upgrade from stock cooler or an unperformative cheap cooler. The AK400 proves us that we don’t need to spend too much money to keep your R5 7600x Cpu or similar AMD Ryzen/Intel Core system cool and reliable. But for Mid to High range Cpu's like R5 7600x. For its price point, it makes great sense above its weight, making it a very good choice in cooling market... 

Shortly, the DeepCool AK400 performed completely fine in Amd Ryzen 5 7600x Cpu… Even we can call it an "Overkill" for R5 7600x cpu. It will also handle other mid to high range CPU's like AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000 Cpu’s like R7 7700,R7 7700x… Just make sure the CPU doesnt have too much TDP... Also you can look for this budget cooler for Amd Ryzen 5000 AM4 Processors, and similar Intel LGA 1200/1700 Core Cpu’s which will not exceed 120–130Watts TDP…

Also we need to know that AMD has officially announced that AMD's Ryzen 7000 series CPU's do have maximum operating temperature as 95 C. Means that values less than this point can be considered as "safe" temperatures... But doesnt mean that we need to risk our system with high temperatures. A nice budget cooler like AK400 and Pbo Tune after Bios Update will keep our System more reliable and safe. 

Other Alternative Coolers

Lets take a look at other eligible coolers that we can inspect for AM5 processors like R5 7600x. First of all, if you have a few bucks more budget, you can go through the dual-tower AK620 Cooler with dual fan… It may handle more TDP Within a few bucks more, with similar looking… It will be very optimal for future CPU upgrades for example, R9 9800X3D for future... Since AMD Still using AM5 For new CPU's... Also it has 260W TDP... Dont think that this cooler is too big, it can fit today's cases without any problems. 

Noctua NH-U12S Redux

  • Like AK400, it is a single tower compact designed cpu cooler.
  • Reliable cooling temperature and silent fan.
  • Great solution for compact designed PC Cases.
  • Tested with CPU's that have TDP Rate of 120-165W.

be quiet! Dark Rock 4

  • Good Looking, high performance cooler with minimal noise.
  • Still small enough for builds.
  • 200W TDP Fine...

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition

  • An historic Cpu cooler still developing. First released in 2007. 
  • High performance Typically 180W - 230W depending on model. Easy to install...

And other Quality 240 to 420mm AIO’S… 

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