EDATEC ED-Pi4COOLER on Raspberry Pi 4
Passive Coolingfor Raspberry Pi 4
-7.0°Cvs stock (78°C → 71°C peak)
Tested Jun 18, 2026Peak Temp
71°C
40°C idle
CPU Frequency
1500MHz
1500 MHz idle
No Throttling
Power Draw
5.2W
2.7W idle
No Thermal Throttling
CPU maintained full frequency throughout the testTest Configuration
- Board
- Raspberry Pi 4 2GB
- CPU Governor
- performance
- Operating System
- Debian GNU/Linux 13
- Kernel
- 6.12.47+rpt-rpi-v8
Thermal Timeline
Layers
Baseline (1min idle)
Load (1h stress)
Cooldown (1min)
How It Compares on the Raspberry Pi 4
The EDATEC ED-Pi4COOLER ranks #2 of 3 aftermarket coolers tested on the Raspberry Pi 4, based on peak temperature reduction versus stock cooling.
| Cooler | Type | Peak | vs Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive | 63°C | -15.0°C | $7.00 | |
EDATEC ED-Pi4COOLERThis cooler | Passive | 71°C | -7.0°C | $3.50 |
| Passive | 77°C | -1.0°C | - | |
Raspberry Pi 4 (No Cooling)Baseline | None | 78°C | - | - |