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Corsair Nautilus 360 RS against Noctua NH-U12A

Noctua NH-U12A 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

    Corsair Nautilus 360 RS: 84

    Noctua NH-U12A: 86

    2 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    Corsair Nautilus 360 RS: 93.3

    Noctua NH-U12A: 71.7

    30%to the left

  • Typical price

    Corsair Nautilus 360 RS: $90

    Noctua NH-U12A: $120

    $30to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Corsair Nautilus 360 RS: 300 W

    Noctua NH-U12A: 240 W

    25%to the left

The verdict

  • Corsair Nautilus 360 RS and Noctua NH-U12A are level on spec score.
  • The Corsair Nautilus 360 RS typically costs $30 less.
  • Per dollar, the Corsair Nautilus 360 RS is the better buy: 93.3 points per $100 against 71.7.

Specifications

SpecCorsair Nautilus 360 RSNoctua NH-U12A
TypeLiquid (AIO)Air tower
Heat it holds300 W (better)240 W
Size360 mm radiator158 mm tall
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandCorsairNoctua
Released2024 (better)2019
Typical price$90 (better)$120

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

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