CPU Cooler Check

Cooler comparison

Noctua NH-D12L vs Noctua NH-D15S

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the Noctua NH-D15S cools better or equally on 120 of them, at $109.95 versus $99.95 on Amazon. The NH-D15S is rated 20 W higher.

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
SocketCPUsNH-D12LNH-D15S
AM52521 / 2521 / 25
AM42626 / 2626 / 26
LGA185186 / 86 / 8
LGA17004123 / 4124 / 41
LGA1200209 / 209 / 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
ProcessorBoostNH-D12LNH-D15S
Core i7-13700K253 W100 °CThrottling risk98 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-13900K253 W100 °CThrottling risk98 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-14900KF253 W100 °CThrottling risk98 °CAcceptable fit
Core i7-11700K251 W100 °CThrottling risk98 °CAcceptable fit
Core Ultra 7 265K250 W100 °CThrottling risk98 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-12900KS241 W100 °CThrottling risk95 °CAcceptable fit
Ryzen 9 9950X3D230 W95 °CThrottling risk93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i7-14700224 W96 °CAcceptable fit91 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-13900219 W95 °CAcceptable fit90 °CAcceptable fit
Core i7-12700KF190 W87 °CExcellent fit83 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 9 285182 W85 °CExcellent fit81 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-14600KF181 W84 °CExcellent fit80 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D162 W79 °CExcellent fit76 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 5 245K159 W78 °CExcellent fit75 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-13500154 W77 °CExcellent fit74 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF150 W76 °CExcellent fit73 °CExcellent fit