Most CPU coolers come accompanied with thermal paste provided by the manufacturer. For our CPU cooling tests we use Noctuas NT-H1, so to offer up some interesting analysis we test the thermal paste given with the 11X Extreme (ZM-STG2 ) against NT-H1 to see which gives the best results during stock and overclocked performance.
Zalmans ZM-STG2 actually provides slightly better results in our tests. Although this is nominal its still an advantage!