CPU Cooler Check

Cooler comparison

Noctua NH-D15 vs Noctua NH-U12A

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the Noctua NH-D15 cools better or equally on 120 of them, at $109.95 versus $109.95 on Amazon. The NH-D15 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-D15NH-U12A
AM52521 / 2521 / 25
AM42626 / 2626 / 26
LGA185186 / 86 / 8
LGA17004128 / 4124 / 41
LGA12002013 / 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-D15NH-U12A
Core i7-13700K253 W96 °CAcceptable fit100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-13900K253 W96 °CAcceptable fit100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-14900KF253 W96 °CAcceptable fit100 °CThrottling risk
Core i7-11700K251 W95 °CAcceptable fit100 °CThrottling risk
Core Ultra 7 265K250 W95 °CAcceptable fit100 °CThrottling risk
Core i9-12900KS241 W93 °CAcceptable fit98 °CAcceptable fit
Ryzen 9 9950X3D230 W90 °CAcceptable fit95 °CThrottling risk
Core i7-14700224 W89 °CExcellent fit93 °CAcceptable fit
Core i9-13900219 W88 °CExcellent fit92 °CAcceptable fit
Core i7-12700KF190 W81 °CExcellent fit85 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 9 285182 W79 °CExcellent fit82 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-14600KF181 W78 °CExcellent fit82 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D162 W74 °CExcellent fit77 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 5 245K159 W73 °CExcellent fit76 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-13500154 W72 °CExcellent fit75 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF150 W71 °CExcellent fit74 °CExcellent fit