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Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition against Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE

Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE 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

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition: 58

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 62

    4 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition: 138.1

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 387.5

    181%to the right

  • Typical price

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition: $42

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: $16

    $26to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition: 180 W

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 180 W

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The verdict

  • The Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE scores 7% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE typically costs $26 less.
  • Per dollar, the Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE is the better buy: 387.5 points per $100 against 138.1.

Specifications

SpecCooler Master Hyper 212 Black EditionThermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE
TypeAir towerAir tower
Heat it holds180 W180 W
Size159 mm tall148 mm tall
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandCooler MasterThermalright
Released20192023 (better)
Typical price$42$16 (better)

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

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