Being $50 cheaper than the s360, I expected it to perform worse than the S360. Today we’re looking another MSI CoreLiquid AIO – the K360. Only one that I have tested, MSI’s CoreLiquid s360, has been able to keep the 12900k comfortably under TJMax in workloads like Cinebench.
Prior to this review, most coolers I’ve tested have also failed to keep the 12900k under TJMax in Cinebench when power limits are removed. For example, I haven’t found a cooler capable of keeping the i9-12900k under TJMax while running the OCCT Stress Test. With previous generation Intel CPUs such as the i9-11900k or i9-10900k, a good cooler could handle up to 300w loads – but due to the increased thermal density of the 10nm++ Intel 7 manufacturing process (in comparison to the 14nm process), Alder Lake is much more difficult to cool in the highest wattage loads. Updated – Corrected minor errors and formatting
