Left · be quiet!
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5
Spec score
Spec score 92
$83
Amazon US, Oct 24
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 against Noctua NH-U12A
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 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.
Right · Noctua
Noctua NH-U12A
Spec score
Spec score 86
$120
typical price
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
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: 92
Noctua NH-U12A: 86
6 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: 100
Noctua NH-U12A: 71.7
39%to the left
Typical price
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: $92
Noctua NH-U12A: $120
$28to the left
From the spec sheets
Heat it holds
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: 270 W
Noctua NH-U12A: 240 W
13%to the left
The verdict
- The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 scores 7% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 typically costs $28 less.
- Per dollar, the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 is the better buy: 100 points per $100 against 71.7.
Specifications
| Spec | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 | Noctua NH-U12A |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air tower | Air tower |
| Heat it holds | 270 W (better) | 240 W |
| Size | 168 mm tall | 158 mm tall |
| Sockets | AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851 | AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851 |
| Brand | be quiet! | Noctua |
| Released | 2023 (better) | 2019 |
| Typical price | $92 (better) | $120 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.