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Experts 90% 16 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The Zalman CNPS10X cooler family is really a great team. As with the CNPS10X Extreme and the CNPS10X Flex that we have already reviewed, the CNPS10X Performa is an excellent cooler, justifying its name. It performed practically as well as the CNPS10X E...
Build Quality, Performance, 120mm 2000RPM Fan Included, CPU Compatibility, Price
Noise Levels
Having reviewed the CNPS10X Performa i finally know, even after 2 decades, why Zalman is considered to be one of the best companies in the CPU Cooling industry. The CNPS10X Performa is a great CPU Cooler with great build quality, rich bundl...
Abstract: As for Zalman CNPS10X Performa, we totally admire it. In fact, this product has only one drawback: unbalanced fan with “floating” noise level. It is up to you to decide how significant this issue is for your particular case, but it won’t be a problem to pair a 44.90-dollar cooler (which is an unusually low price for..
Affordable, Build Quality, Excellent Performance for a Cheap Cooler, Very Quiet, Not too big
Installation is a little more involved than other coolers, Availability
The Zalman CNPS10X Performa surprised me with its performance regardless of its cheap price tag. Even with less surface area and lighter materials, the Performa is still a very well made cooler for the money. Throughout the reviewing and testing, the...
Excellent Cooling, Dual Fan Capability Included, PWM Fan, Great price point,
None, Gold
I was very satisfied with the Zalman CNPS10X Performa. It performed very well; the smooth and flat copper base helped keep the CPU core temperature only a few degrees above ambient temperature while idling. Under load, the temperatures were still kept ...
Abstract: on a CPU cooler these days. With that in mind the went back to the drawing board, trying to uphold the quality standards their other cooler have, then came up with a new design, stripped away the more flashy and gimmicky items and bingo, a new child w...
Published: 2010-03-25, Author: Chad Sebring , review by: tweaktown.com
So, at this point the only thing that is crossing my mind is why are you still here reading this, when you should be searching the net to find your very own CNPS10X Performa to call your very own. Even though it is a bit plain looking and does hit ...
Universal mounting system fits most modern socket platforms, Extremely quiet operation even under load, Great "bang for the buck"
Cooler may be too large for some systems, Some assembly required
After spending some time with the Zalman CNPS10X Performa heatpipe CPU cooler, I can honestly say I'm impressed. Most of the time I could hardly tell it was there. When the time came for gaming, video encoding, or any other tasking application, the Per...
Abstract: With an expected street price near the $30 mark, the CNPS10X Performa is a great all-around cooler. In its stock form, the Performa should please quiet-computing and mainstream users, while enthusiasts can opt for a dual-fan configuration for extreme performance.