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be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 vs Intel Laminar RM1: Comparison

be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 and Intel Laminar RM1 separate most on height: be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 at 155 mm, Intel Laminar RM1 at 47 mm, 230% in favour of Intel Laminar RM1. Fan Count splits them by another 50%, this time favouring be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3. They match on rgb lighting and pwm control.

Specs

Specification
be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 (Single/Dual-Tower Air/Noise-Optimized Design/PWM Fan/Quiet-Focused Mid-Range)
be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3
Intel Laminar RM1 (Stock Cooler/Aluminum Heatsink/Bundled with Select Boxed Intel CPUs/Budget Baseline)
Intel Laminar RM1
Brandbe quiet!Intel
Cooler TypeAir TowerStock Cooler
Seriesbe quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3Intel Laminar RM1
Tower TypeDual-TowerNot Applicable
Model NumberBK041Laminar RM1
Height155 mm-230%47 mm
Socket CompatibilityAMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1851/1700/1200/115XIntel LGA1700
Tower LayoutDual-TowerNot Applicable
Fan Count21-50%
TDP Rating250 W65-74%
Noise Level34.8 dBA+5.8 dBA29
RGB LightingNoNo
Cooler Weight1070 g350 g
Fan Size120 mm80 mm
Max Speed2000 RPM-37%3150 RPM
PWM ControlYesYes
Source URLhttps://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/5599https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089190/processors/intel-core-processors.html

Verdict

Intel Laminar RM1

4 / 10 Expert Rating

A purely functional stock cooler that does its narrow job and nothing more; almost any aftermarket cooler on this list is a clear upgrade.

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