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they run hot, and water is the best cooler, the cooler you can run it... the more it should boost.
Not true. It's pretty much as good at low heat loads but AIO's are ultimately better when you get to higher heat loads. A 420 rad obviously has far more surface area than an air cooler.
AIO is better overall in terms of temps but keep in mind that that data is not valid for Zen 7000 due to IHS changes and being denser. The biggest problem for Zen 4 is the heat transfer & heat density, so even though an AIO should do much better than even the best air cooler, the reality is that it won't because the other properties of the CPU will prevent such efficient heat transfer. So unless you delid then it won't necessarily be worth using over an air cooler which will be more reliable (no water leaking risk) and easier to fit in a case and cheaper.Not true. It's pretty much as good at low heat loads but AIO's are ultimately better when you get to higher heat loads. A 420 rad obviously has far more surface area than an air cooler.
An AIO has more heat capacity than an air cooler, so if you run a 5 minute test the aio will score better. If you run a 30 minute workload on the other hand, a 240 aio should be around the ballpark of the D15.
