Within Z11 Neo there five cooling fans included which involve three 120mm and two 80mm solutions. The 120mm solutions are situated at the front, rear and top while the 80mm fans are embedded within the side panels around the hard drive cages. This arrangement follows a traditional cooling methodology with the added bonus of having the side fans and we should therefore expect good results.

To discover the thermal performance of Z11 Neo we will record idle temperatures after 20 minutes from a cold boot. We will then stress the system and temperatures will again be monitored after 20 minutes have elapsed.

The delta temperatures are recorded for the test with the ambient being subtracted from the reported maximum core temperatures from the test.

System Components


Noise

Since Z11 Neo is quite open with plenty of ventilation and quite a number of cooling fans – the noise is noticeable. The 80mm fans embedded within the side panels are somewhat noisy; smaller fans do tend to emit more noise.