Reduced temperature and can be applied very easily and evenly. I went for a pea coat in the middle of my R7 2700 and it reduced the standby temp by 5-7 degrees compared to a cooler master gel. On the OCCT stress test, the temperature dropped by 10-15 degrees! Good product. The GAMMAX RGB BLK 4 cooler with copper-colored heat pipes was used, which does not offer the smoothest surface for installing the processor. Very excited to see the results.