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Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 against Noctua NH-U12S redux

Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360: 96

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 66

    30 ptsto the left

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360: 137.1

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 110

    25%to the left

  • Typical price

    Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360: $70

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: $60

    $10to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360: 330 W

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 170 W

    94%to the left

The verdict

  • The Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 scores 45% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Noctua NH-U12S redux typically costs $10 less.
  • Per dollar, the Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 is the better buy: 137.1 points per $100 against 110.

Specifications

SpecArctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360Noctua NH-U12S redux
TypeLiquid (AIO)Air tower
Heat it holds330 W (better)170 W
Size360 mm radiator158 mm tall
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandArcticNoctua
Released2025 (better)2021
Typical price$70$60 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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