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Arctic Silver 5 vs Deepcool DS9: Comparison

Arctic Silver 5 and Deepcool DS9 separate most on thermal conductivity: Arctic Silver 5 at 8.9 W/mK, Deepcool DS9 at 6.5 W/mK, 27% in favour of Arctic Silver 5. They match on electrical conductivity and paste segment.

Deepcool DS9 (Non-Conductive/6.5 W/mK/Elite-Grade Paste)
DeepcoolDeepcool DS9

Specs

Specification
Arctic Silver 5 (Metal-Based/Non-Conductive/8.9 W/mK/200-Hour Cure Period)
Arctic Silver 5
Deepcool DS9 (Non-Conductive/6.5 W/mK/Elite-Grade Paste)
Deepcool DS9
Thermal Conductivity8.9 W/mK6.5 W/mK-27%
Electrical ConductivityInsulatingInsulating
Package Size3.5g syringe (also 12g)5 g grease weight (28 g net weight incl. applicator)
Recommended UseMainstream CPU/GPU, High-end CPU/GPUHigh-end CPU/GPU (Deepcool's own 4-of-5-star "Specialist" performance grade)
Paste SegmentStandard PasteStandard Paste

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