SAMA L70 Cooler Review

When choosing a CPU cooler for your system, there are a couple of factors to consider: your case’s clearance, your processor’s TDP, whether it requires a high-performance liquid cooler, and how you want it to look and function. With many processors these days, it is recommended that you leverage the cooling potential that a liquid AIO offers over the typically less powerful air cooling alternatives, as this method of cooling your CPU tends to result in lower core CPU temperatures.

Enter the SAMA L70 series, a newer liquid cooling AIO coming to the component scene. In this review, we’re focusing on the SAMA L70 in the 360mm size option. Designed with sleek aesthetics, low-noise operation and high thermal performance in mind. We’ll walk you through its specifications, share the results from our three-stage testing process, and conclude with our final impressions of the cooler.

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Specification

The SAMA L70 comes in four variants with two size options: 360mm and 240mm radiators, and two colour options: black and white. Our model is the 360mm in black. This model comes with three pre-installed, daisy-chained 120mm ARGB fans that can run at a maximum speed of 2200 RPM. Thanks to their hydraulic bearings, they should be whisper-quiet, and they have a long lifespan.

The radiator measures 397mm in length, 120mm in width, and 27mm in height, ensuring a perfect fit for various system sizes and preferences. The tubing between the radiator and the pump measures 400mm in length, leaving ample room to install the pump into the bracket without stretching the tubing uncomfortably or overextending it.

Looking at the specs table, the L70’s pump specifications are promising. It features a maximum pump speed of 3000 RPM, controlled via a PWM header. PWM control allows the system to dynamically adjust pump speed based on thermal demand, improving efficiency and preventing unnecessary power draw from running the pump at full speed at all times.

The L70 supports a wide range of modern Intel and AMD sockets, making it suitable for most current mainstream and high‑end desktop builds. With coverage for Intel’s LGA 115X, 1200, 1700, and the newer 1851 socket, as well as AMD’s AM4 and AM5 platforms.

SAMA L70 Design

The SAMA L70 makes a strong visual impression thanks to a design that blends clean lines with daring lighting elements. At the centre of the pump block sits the L70’s flagship feature, a chamfered infinity‑mirror display, creating a striking, multi‑layered ARGB effect that gives the cooler a sense of depth and motion. The illusion it produces is eye‑catching without feeling overdone, making it a standout feature in any build that values visual flair.

The pump housing is enclosed in a sleek acrylic casing, giving the unit a polished, modern look while allowing the lighting to shine through with clarity. This acrylic shell also helps the cooler feel more premium compared to basic matte‑plastic designs. The casing serves a second purpose: it protects the water block’s ARGB lighting mirror area from dust, dirt, and scratches, keeping the aesthetics clean

The radiator and tubing follow a more understated approach. The tubing is sleeved, offering both durability and a clean aesthetic, while the radiator maintains a minimalist black finish that blends easily into most PC interiors. Paired with the 28 mm‑thick fans, which feature their own ARGB accents, the L70 strikes a balance between performance‑focused engineering and showpiece‑worthy styling.

Handily, the L70’s manual includes a video demonstration of the installation process via a QR code located near the end of the booklet. This implementation is incredibly accessible and helps narrow down any misunderstandings surrounding mounting the unit within a case.

SAMA L70 Performance

Every CPU cooler we review is thoroughly tested within builds and a series of synthetic benchmarks. This provides performance data for each cooler, showing how it copes with gaming and multi-core workloads. The Intel Core i7-14700K is known to run hot, with a maximum operating temperature of 100℃. This is why our benchmarking system has an Intel Core i7-14700K at its core, with four 140mm fans to maximise airflow. Each cooler is set to the default fan curve mode in the BIOS, or we use an equivalent fan curve with the cooler’s software, so that testing is fair. All the data we collect is gathered from benchmarks in Cinebench and CPU-Z, with HWMonitor running in the background to record temperature information.

Cinebench 4-Thread

Using Cinebench and testing at 4 threads, the SAMA L70 put in a respectable performance, averaging 65℃ across the test duration. Whilst the SAMA L70 does sit toward the lower end of the 360mm AIO leaderboard, the L70 still offers solid cooling performance on what is notoriously a hot CPU. 

When delving a little deeper, however, the L70 actually has the best performance differential between average and max temps out of any of the coolers that we’ve tested. This makes for great reading, as though the average temp is slightly higher than the competition, the maximum temperature reached actually sits lower than a number of more expensive coolers. The SAMA L70 is able to keep temps nice and consistent, and packs enough cooling potential to prevent sudden spikes in temperature.

Cinebench 8-Thread

It’s a similar story when bumping up the thread count to use 8 threads in Cinebench. The SAMA L70, again proves to provide solid and consistent performance. Averaging 78℃, with a max temperature reached of 83℃, while the average temperature sits on average 1-2℃ hotter than its competitors, the max temperature that the SAMA L70 reaches can sit up to 5℃ cooler than the competition. 

CPU-Z 8-Thread

CPU-Z concludes the testing roundup and yes you’ve guessed it, it was much the same again here for the SAMA L70. The L70 does actually sit a few spots higher up in the standing this time around, however, beating out a number of 360mm AIOs from notable brands like MSI, and NZXT. With an average of 78℃ and max of 80℃, the results aren’t record breaking but they aren’t anything to scoff at either, both results sit comfortably within what we recognise as a safe range. For those using a more power and temperature efficient CPU, we’d expect these results to see a healthy improvement. 

Conclusion