CooliPi 4B Is The Best Raspberry Pi 4 Heatsink We Have Tested Yet

Written by Michael Larabel in Peripherals on 16 December 2019 at 08:24 PM EST. Page 3 of 3. 58 Comments.
Raspberry Pi 4 Cooling Heatsinks

Across hours of single and multi-threaded Linux system benchmarking on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, the CooliPi 4B had an average load temperature of 39 Celsius and a peak of just under 48 degrees. Meanwhile the FLIRC had an average of 46 degrees and a peak of 59 degrees while no Raspberry Pi 4 cooling led to an average of 59 degrees and a peak of 76.

The only downside to the CooliPi 4B? The price. These cases/heatsinks are available via SensorEQ.com and CooliPi.com. These EU-manufactured coolers cost 890 Czech Koruna or around $39 USD plus around $21 USD for the 3D-printed case (you can simply run the Raspberry Pi 4 with the heatsink and no plastic case if desired). So all in the price of the CooliPi 4B is around that or greater than a Raspberry Pi 4 itself, depending upon which Raspberry Pi 4 model. So it's expensive but if wanting to run the Raspberry Pi 4 in warm environments or needing rugged protection for the mini computer, the CooliPi 4B is easily among the best options.

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