CPU Cooler Check

Cooler comparison

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 vs Noctua NH-D15 G2

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the two are evenly matched: 120 ties, 0 wins for the Dark Rock Pro 6 and 0 for the NH-D15 G2.

Reviewed by Farrukh Sufyan SarwarHow we estimate temperaturesPrices verified Model v1.2 · data updated

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Excellent verdicts by socket

Number of processors per socket each cooler keeps in the Excellent band
SocketCPUsDark Rock Pro 6NH-D15 G2
AM52525 / 2525 / 25
AM42626 / 2626 / 26
LGA185188 / 88 / 8
LGA17004141 / 4141 / 41
LGA12002020 / 2020 / 20
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Head to head on popular processors

Estimated full-load temperature and verdict for each cooler on the highest-power processors
ProcessorBoostDark Rock Pro 6NH-D15 G2
Core i7-13700K253 W89 °CExcellent fit89 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-13900K253 W89 °CExcellent fit89 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-14900KF253 W89 °CExcellent fit89 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-11700K251 W89 °CExcellent fit89 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 7 265K250 W89 °CExcellent fit89 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-12900KS241 W87 °CExcellent fit87 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 9950X3D230 W84 °CExcellent fit84 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-14700224 W83 °CExcellent fit83 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-13900219 W82 °CExcellent fit82 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-12700KF190 W76 °CExcellent fit76 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 9 285182 W74 °CExcellent fit74 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-14600KF181 W74 °CExcellent fit74 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D162 W70 °CExcellent fit70 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 5 245K159 W69 °CExcellent fit69 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-13500154 W68 °CExcellent fit68 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF150 W67 °CExcellent fit67 °CExcellent fit