Well heatsinks are designed to help dissipate heat, so a good heatsink will lower temps (with the aid of a fan)
Better temps will increase the life span of the processor vs higher temps. Also many user's want to overclock, overclocking will increase the heat output and so the need for a better heatsink arises.
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