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[-] MoffKalast@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dissipation = thermal conductivity. Copper is better in both, it's just heavier and far more expensive. Are you sure you put the same amount of energy into both blocks there? A copper heatsink can generally be much smaller than an aluminium one.

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