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Corsair Nautilus 240 RS ARGB vs NZXT Kraken Plus 240

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the two are evenly matched: 120 ties, 0 wins for the Nautilus 240 RS ARGB and 0 for the Kraken Plus 240.

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
SocketCPUsNautilus 240 RS ARGBKraken Plus 240
AM52525 / 2525 / 25
AM42626 / 2626 / 26
LGA185186 / 86 / 8
LGA17004128 / 4128 / 41
LGA12002014 / 2014 / 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
ProcessorBoostNautilus 240 RS ARGBKraken Plus 240
Core i7-13700K253 W93 °CAcceptable fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-13900K253 W93 °CAcceptable fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-14900KF253 W93 °CAcceptable fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i7-11700K251 W93 °CAcceptable fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core Ultra 7 265K250 W93 °CAcceptable fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-12900KS241 W91 °CAcceptable fit91 °CAcceptable fit
Ryzen 9 9950X3D230 W88 °CExcellent fit88 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-14700224 W87 °CExcellent fit87 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-13900219 W86 °CExcellent fit86 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-12700KF190 W79 °CExcellent fit79 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 9 285182 W77 °CExcellent fit77 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-14600KF181 W77 °CExcellent fit77 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D162 W72 °CExcellent fit72 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 5 245K159 W72 °CExcellent fit72 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-13500154 W71 °CExcellent fit71 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF150 W70 °CExcellent fit70 °CExcellent fit