Cooler comparison

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition vs Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE cools better or equally on 84 of them, at $16.11 versus $54.81 on Amazon. The Assassin X 120 Refined SE is rated 30 W higher.

Reviewed by Farrukh Sufyan SarwarHow we estimate temperaturesPrices verified November 2, 2026Model v1.2 · data updated November 2, 2026

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition

Type: Single-tower air cooler
Sustained rating: 150 W
Height: 159 mm
RAM clearance: Unrestricted
Sockets in box: AM4, AM5, LGA1200, LGA1700
Price: $54.81

$54.81as of Nov 2, 05:59 AM UTC · Only 6 left in stock - order soon.Check price

Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE

Type: Single-tower air cooler
Sustained rating: 180 W
Height: 148 mm
RAM clearance: Unrestricted
Sockets in box: AM4, AM5, LGA1200, LGA1700, LGA1851
Price: $16.11

$16.11as of Nov 2, 05:59 AM UTC · In StockCheck price

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Excellent verdicts by socket

Number of processors per socket each cooler keeps in the Excellent band
Socket	CPUs	Hyper 212 Black Edition	Assassin X 120 Refined SE
AM5	25	13 / 25	15 / 25
AM4	26	13 / 26	26 / 26
LGA1851	8	no bracket	2 / 8
LGA1700	41	7 / 41	16 / 41
LGA1200	20	2 / 20	7 / 20

Head to head on popular processors

Estimated full-load temperature and verdict for each cooler on the highest-power processors
Processor	Boost	Hyper 212 Black Edition	Assassin X 120 Refined SE
Core i7-13700K	253 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-13900K	253 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-14900KF	253 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i7-11700K	251 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core Ultra 7 265K	250 W	100 °CIncompatible socket	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-12900KS	241 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Ryzen 9 9950X3D	230 W	95 °CThrottling risk	95 °CThrottling risk
Core i7-14700	224 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-13900	219 W	100 °CThrottling risk	100 °CThrottling risk
Core i7-12700KF	190 W	100 °CThrottling risk	98 °CAcceptable fit
Core Ultra 9 285	182 W	100 °CIncompatible socket	96 °CAcceptable fit
Core i5-14600KF	181 W	100 °CThrottling risk	95 °CAcceptable fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D	162 W	89 °CThrottling risk	89 °CThrottling risk
Core Ultra 5 245K	159 W	99 °CIncompatible socket	88 °CAcceptable fit
Core i5-13500	154 W	97 °CAcceptable fit	86 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF	150 W	95 °CAcceptable fit	85 °CExcellent fit