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Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK vs Arctic TP-4: Comparison

Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK and Arctic TP-4 differ on package size: Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK at 120 x 20 x 1.5mm sheet, Arctic TP-4 at 120x20mm or 100x100mm sheets, 0.5mm/1mm/1.5mm thickness, 1 or 4-pad packs. They match on electrical conductivity and paste segment.

Specs

Specification
Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK (Silicone-Based Pad/Non-Conductive/High-end CPU/GPU)
Alphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mK
Arctic TP-4 (Silicone-Based Pad/Non-Conductive/Premium Performance, Stackable, SP6-Ready)
Arctic TP-4
Electrical ConductivityInsulatingInsulating
Package Size120 x 20 x 1.5mm sheet120x20mm or 100x100mm sheets, 0.5mm/1mm/1.5mm thickness, 1 or 4-pad packs
Recommended UseHigh-end CPU/GPUMainstream CPU/GPU, Laptop-Thin-GPU (RAM, chipsets, GPUs, consoles, laptops)
Density3.5 g/cm33.4 g/cm3
MaterialSilicone, ultra-soft with high compressibilitySilicone-Based (Premium Performance line)
Operating Temperature-50 to +150 °C-40C to 200C ambient
ConsistencyShore 00 65 hardness (±5, ASTM D2240), 20% elongation (ASTM D412)50 Shore OO hardness - extremely soft, compressible to ~60% of original thickness under mounting pressure, stackable without performance loss
Paste SegmentPadPad
Min Operating Temp-50 C-40 C
Max Operating Temp150 C200 C

Price comparison

RetailerAlphacool Apex Thermal Pad Soft 18W/mKArctic TP-4
Alphacool Shop (EU)View on Alphacool Shop (EU)
Arctic StoreView on Arctic Store

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