Preface
Be Quiet! is a high-end brand focusing on creating silent products, and the selling point of silence is based on the guarantee of performance.
The PURE WINGS 3 series is available in two regular sizes, 140mm and 120mm, and is divided into a normal version, a PWM version, and a PWM high-speed version.
Unpacking the product
The packaging of the PURE WINGS 3 series continues the consistent black and low-key theme of be quiet!, with its "quiet!" in English at the top right, where "quiet!" Some of them are highlighted in classic orange, and the fan renderings and specific models are displayed on the front, and the specific parameter information is left on the back part of the package.
The back of the package provides instructions in 11 languages and a detailed description of the be quiet! brand, and below are the detailed specifications and specifications of the PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM.
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version has a pure black appearance, adopts the standard 120mmX120mmX25mm specification design, compared with the normal version and PWM fan blades, the number of blades has been increased from 7 to 9, the speed is higher to 2100 RPM, and its air volume and air pressure can reach 59.6 CFM and 2.41mm H2O maximum respectively.
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM is a continuation of the water-rippled fan blades that are typical of be quiet!, with a number of regular grooves on the fan blades that significantly enhance airflow and minimize noise turbulence, with a maximum noise value of only 30.9 dBA. The fan frame also adopts a new mold design to reduce air leakage, and with special blades and blade angles, it can obtain more air pressure, which is especially suitable for radiators and radiators.
PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM 高速版扇框一侧上有be quiet!的黑印LOGO，显得低调。
On the other side of the frame there are two arrows, one representing the direction of rotation of the blades and the other pointing to the direction of the airflow.
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version continues the previous generation of rifle bearing technology, with a mature technology and an average life of 80,000 hours. It also has a built-in closed-loop motor, which continuously monitors the current fan speed, and when the fan speed slows down due to resistance, the fan will automatically increase the speed to the desired target value to ensure perfect performance.
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM High Speed Edition features a standard 4-pin PWM plug and a flat cable length of 460mm, making it suitable for use in a variety of installation environments.
The heat sink tested this time is the SHADOW ROCK 3 of the German business and the quiet world (be quiet!), which is a single-tower air cooler with five 6mm nickel-plated heat pipes + asymmetrical large-area fin structure, which is officially claimed to be able to provide 190W TDP heat dissipation performance, and the top also uses a two-tone brushed aluminum top cover, equipped with a SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM high-speed version (1600RPM) fan.
This test will be conducted by PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version, SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM high-speed version, and Zhenhua MEGACOOL 120mm with SHADOW ROCK 3 body The 120mm is an industrial-grade fan with a thickness of 30mm, so it is only tested in LOW mode (2000RPM).
The test CPU is Intel Core i5-13490F, with the motherboard MPG Z790 EDGE TI MAX wifi (Chinese referred to as Z790 blade TI MAX) from MSI, it uses 16 (90A) +1+1 ultra-luxury power supply system, with M.2 GEN 5 slot X1 and M.2 GEN 4 slot X4, and all covered frost armor, memory part supports overclocking to DDR5-7800+MHz, is a powerful mid-to-high-end Z790 motherboard, all the following tests are carried out by AIDA64 latest version of the single-choice FPU baking project.
Performance comparison test
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM motherboard is set to a maximum speed, but the actual display is 2097 RPM, and the CPU package is up to 60°C
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM High Speed has a noise level of 51.8 dBA at a maximum speed
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM motherboard is set with PWM control speed, and the actual maximum display is 1425 RPM, and the CPU package is up to 63°C
The PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM High Speed motherboard has a noise level of 44.3 dBA when the PWM speed is set
The SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM is set to a maximum speed, but the actual display is 1711 RPM, and the CPU package is up to 63°C
The SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM High Speed motherboard has a noise level of 50.1 dBA at maximum speed
The SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM is set to PWM control speed, but the actual display is 1290 RPM, and the CPU package is up to 66°C
The SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM High Speed motherboard has a noise level of 43.6 dBA when the PWM speed is set
Zhenhua MEGACOOL 120mm (LOW mode) motherboard is set to the maximum speed, the actual display is 1976 RPM, and the CPU package is up to 59°C
Zhenhua MEGACOOL 120mm (LOW mode) motherboard has a noise level of 55.7 dBA when the maximum speed is set
The above is a summary chart of all test scores
epilogue
Judging from the above test results, the PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version has excellent noise and heat dissipation performance in both full load and high rotation and controlled by the motherboard PWM signal, and in the full load state, it is only 1°C different from the Zhenhua MEGACOOL 120mm industrial-grade fan, but the noise performance is much lower, and its price is almost twice that of the PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version.
When the motherboard PWM signal is controlled, the Intel Core i5-13490F can be suppressed at 63°C, which is the same as the SHADOW WINGS 120mm PWM high-speed version at full load, but the PURE WINGS 3 requires a lower speed in comparison, and the noise performance is better.
Therefore, the PURE WINGS 3 120mm PWM high-speed version of this fan is particularly suitable for mainstream radiators and radiator replacement fan solutions, and its current price is 119 yuan, which is cost-effective, suitable for players who pursue silence and balanced performance.