Under load while running at 3.0GHz OCZ Freeze almost manages to keep up with our current champion the Arctic Cooling MX-2. Not only is this an amazing feat but it shows that it can soundly beat both the Ceramique and to a lesser extent the Ultra 5+.

When we overclock the CPU to 3.6GHz, thus generating more heat, the temperature rises to 50°C and OCZ Freeze keeps its performance levels at the same heights. It scales very well against MX-2 while staying ahead of the other two compounds. Interestingly, through all of these tests not once did the OCZ Freeze beat the older OCZ Ultra by anywhere near 10% and in some cases the two compounds performed neck and neck.

It should be mentioned that in these tests you can really see the benefits of using three seperate mounts since temperatures do tend to vary from one mount to the next.