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human
Not really. Just because it can generate the heat from the chip doesn’t mean the heat is as efficiently removed from it. 

Since swapping to an AIO over my shitty air cooler, my room is noticeably warmer due to the loop removing the heat from the chip better.
gpt
I think this has more to do with your chip boosting higher and longer because it runs cooler. Most modern CPUs use an opportunistic boost algorithm these days, if the thermal headroom is there, they'll use that to draw more power.