Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Quick and dirty review of the Thermalright Silver Soul 110 dual-tower air cooler for AMD AM4 / AM5, Intel LGA 1200, LGA 1700, and LGA 2011 / 2066

Thermalright Silver Soul 110: pcpartpicker.com/product/Lvytt6/thermalright-silver-soul-110-54-cfm-cpu-cooler-ss110-black

The Silver Soul 110 uses a 92mm fan for a total cooler installed height of 110mm. Width and length are 94mm.

If this sounds like the Noctua D9L to you, you're exactly right. This cooler is a clone of the D9L at about half the price.

But the Noctua is known for easy installation and terrific performance. How does the budget-friendly Thermalright do?

Benchmarks include CPU temperatures in Peak (orange) and Average (purple) as well as observed CPU clock speeds in Peak (orange) and Average (purple).

Test system is my primary gaming and VR PC
CPU - Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Motherboard - MSI B550-A Pro
RAM - 32GB G-Skill DDR4 3600 CL16 (4 sticks)
GPU - Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 3080 12GB LHR
Capture Card - AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K
Storage - Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe
Case - 3D Printed Testbench ( printables.com/model/439834-versatile-pc-testbench-case )

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:27 - Unboxing
04:33 - How to remove a cooler from AM4 without pulling out the CPU
05:47 - Cooler installation & swapping from AM4 cooler clips without removing the motherboard from your case
11:02 - Thermal paste application ( Ryzen 5 5600X3D )
12:11 - Final assembly walkaround
13:28 - Benchmarks!
16:26 - Outro