ASUS shows off Ryzen 9 9950X passively cooled with Noctua cooler in its new ProArt chassis

ASUS has shown off the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor passively cooled with a Noctua cooler, inside of the ASUS ProArt chassis, running at 95C under 220W of load.

In a new video posted by ASUS China General Manager, Tony Yu, we're seeing the new ASUS ProArt series chassis with wooden aesthetics (which looks oh-so-nice) which has been designed for workstation users and content creators, who seek quieter operation versus RGB bling.

Tony used the Ryzen 9 9950X processor rocking 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 power, using the Noctua NH-P1 CPU cooler and keeping the 9950X at 95C passively cooled (look ma, no fans!). There are some pre-installed fans inside of the chassis, but the CPU itself is running a passively cooled unit with no fans blowing air onto the heatsink.

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The Ryzen 9 9950X didn't have any TDP changes, with the CPU hitting 225.8W of package power while running stable at 95.2C temperatures, with the case open during this testing (that should be noted). No matter what the Ryzen 9 9950X had thrown at it, with tests like Black Myth: Wukong using less power (it's a game) while full loads like Cinebench were pushing all of the cores to their max 5.5GHz frequency.

• Read more: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU Review
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Tony did note that this setup isn't recommended for the Ryzen 9 9950X and more of a test, but for lower-power (and cooler-operating) processors like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with a 120W TDP, it will run absolutely perfect passively cooled.