Are Thermal Pads Worth Using?

For a while I wanted to answer the question of are thermal pads better than paste? I pit Innovative Cooling ( IC Graphite) and Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut against some of my favourite thermal pastes. Arctic MX-5, Noctua NT-H2 and Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.

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0:00 Yes, Thermal Pads Are Worth Using
0:49 IC Graphite/Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut
1:46 Thermal Paste Contenders
1:55 Test Procedure
2:38 Cinebench Results
3:27 Forza Results
4:05 Why You Should Use Thermal Pads
5:06 Bonus Test
6:05 More Pad Pros
7:09 Why You Shouldn't Use Thermal Pads
8:39 Conclusion
9:07 Bloops

Music: Downfall by Chris Doerksen
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Are Thermal Pads Worth Using?