When we look from aside we spot directly the direct connection between the bottom cooling plate and the top fins; according to Be quiet this design enhances the heat transfer. The disadvantage of this concept is that the fan cannot be installed below the fin surface, nor that we can add a 2nd one. The now five 6mm heat pipes offer also a small improvement versus the predecessor, which sported only four heat pipes. The TF2 heat pipes carry the heat straight to the most optimal location on the cooling fins.

Second feature of the direct connection is that the small, diagonally arranged fins create an extra directed airflow  at the components near the socket.

The thermal paste is pre-applied, though a better quality control is needed here. The small imprint should not be present, especially as it was protected by a plastic cover.