Scythe’s Big Shuriken 3 (Rev. B) is 67mm tall low profile cooler with comparable performance to the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost Edition.
SPECIFICATIONS
| MODEL | Scythe Big Shuriken 3 (Rev. B) |
| DIMENSIONS | L: 122 x W: 122 x H: 67mm (including 15mm fan) |
| MATERIALS | 5x copper heat-pipes & copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins |
| COMPATIBILITY | Intel: 115X/1200/1700 AMD: AM4 |
| FANS | 1x Kaze Flex II Slim PWM (1800RPM) |
| RAM CLEARANCE | 39mm |
| THERMAL COMPOUND (INCLUDED) | N |
TEST SYSTEM
Testing is carried out on BC1 Mini v2 (Open Testbench), using the following hardware in 20°C ambient room temperature.
| CASE | BC1 Mini v2 (Open Testbench) |
| MOTHERBOARD | Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi (paid link) |
| CPU | R5 7600X / R7 7700X (paid links) |
| CPU COOLER | Scythe BS3 rev.B (paid link) |
| PSU | Extreme 850R (paid link) |
| RAM | 32GB Gskill DDR5, 6000MHz, CL30 (paid link) |
THERMAL BENCHMARKS
We use Cinebench R23 multicore (stability test), for CPU thermal testing. This provides worse case scenario for given CPUs thermal output.
