CPU Cooler Check

Cooler comparison

NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB vs NZXT Kraken Plus 360

Across the 120 processors either cooler can mount, the NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB cools better or equally on 76 of them, at $299.00 versus $175.99 on Amazon. The Kraken Elite 360 RGB is rated 10 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
SocketCPUsKraken Elite 360 RGBKraken Plus 360
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
ProcessorBoostKraken Elite 360 RGBKraken Plus 360
Core i7-13700K253 W80 °CExcellent fit81 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-13900K253 W80 °CExcellent fit81 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-14900KF253 W80 °CExcellent fit81 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-11700K251 W79 °CExcellent fit81 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 7 265K250 W79 °CExcellent fit80 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-12900KS241 W78 °CExcellent fit79 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 9950X3D230 W76 °CExcellent fit77 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-14700224 W75 °CExcellent fit76 °CExcellent fit
Core i9-13900219 W74 °CExcellent fit75 °CExcellent fit
Core i7-12700KF190 W69 °CExcellent fit70 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 9 285182 W67 °CExcellent fit68 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-14600KF181 W67 °CExcellent fit68 °CExcellent fit
Ryzen 9 7900X3D162 W64 °CExcellent fit64 °CExcellent fit
Core Ultra 5 245K159 W63 °CExcellent fit64 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-13500154 W62 °CExcellent fit63 °CExcellent fit
Core i5-12600KF150 W61 °CExcellent fit62 °CExcellent fit