Left · be quiet!
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow
Spec score
Spec score 80
$100
Amazon US, Oct 24
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow against Fractal Design Pop Air RGB
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Fractal Design
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB
Spec score
Spec score 77
$97
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 80
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 77
3 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 80
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 77
4%to the left
Typical price
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: $100
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: $100
level
From the spec sheets
Card length
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 369 mm
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 405 mm
10%to the right
Cooler height
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 168 mm
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 170 mm
1%to the right
Largest radiator
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 360 mm
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 280 mm
29%to the left
Fans included
be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow: 3
Fractal Design Pop Air RGB: 3
level
The verdict
- The be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow scores 4% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
Specifications
| Spec | be quiet! Pure Base 501 Airflow | Fractal Design Pop Air RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Boards it takes | ATX, MATX, ITX | ATX, MATX, ITX |
| Card length | 369 mm | 405 mm (better) |
| Cooler height | 168 mm | 170 mm (better) |
| Largest radiator | 360 mm (better) | 280 mm |
| Fans included | 3 | 3 |
| Volume | 44 L (better) | 45 L |
| Brand | be quiet! | Fractal Design |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $100 | $100 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.