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Arctic Silver 5 vs Deepcool Z3 PRO: Comparison

Arctic Silver 5 and Deepcool Z3 PRO separate most on thermal conductivity: Arctic Silver 5 at 8.9 W/mK, Deepcool Z3 PRO at 4 W/mK, 55% in favour of Arctic Silver 5. They match on electrical conductivity and paste segment.

Specs

Specification
Arctic Silver 5 (Metal-Based/Non-Conductive/8.9 W/mK/200-Hour Cure Period)
Arctic Silver 5
Deepcool Z3 PRO (Non-Conductive/4 W/mK/Non-Curing Mainstream Paste)
Deepcool Z3 PRO
Thermal Conductivity8.9 W/mK4 W/mK-55%
Electrical ConductivityInsulatingInsulating
Package Size3.5g syringe (also 12g)1.5 g grease weight (5.8 g net weight incl. syringe)
Recommended UseMainstream CPU/GPU, High-end CPU/GPUMainstream CPU/GPU
CuringBurn-In RequiredNon-Curing
Paste SegmentStandard PasteStandard Paste

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