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Noctua NH-U12S redux against Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3

Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 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

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 66

    Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3: 76

    10 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 110

    Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3: 138.2

    26%to the right

  • Typical price

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: $60

    Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3: $55

    $5to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 170 W

    Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3: 300 W

    76%to the right

The verdict

  • The Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 scores 15% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • Per dollar, the Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 is the better buy: 138.2 points per $100 against 110.

Specifications

SpecNoctua NH-U12S reduxThermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3
TypeAir towerLiquid (AIO)
Heat it holds170 W300 W (better)
Size158 mm tall360 mm radiator
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandNoctuaThermalright
Released20212023 (better)
Typical price$60$55 (better)

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

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