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Noctua NH-U12S redux against Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE

Noctua NH-U12S redux 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 Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 62

    4 ptsto the left

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 110

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 387.5

    252%to the right

  • Typical price

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: $60

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: $16

    $44to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Heat it holds

    Noctua NH-U12S redux: 170 W

    Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE: 180 W

    6%to the right

The verdict

  • The Noctua NH-U12S redux scores 6% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE typically costs $44 less.
  • Per dollar, the Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE is the better buy: 387.5 points per $100 against 110.

Specifications

SpecNoctua NH-U12S reduxThermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE
TypeAir towerAir tower
Heat it holds170 W180 W (better)
Size158 mm tall148 mm tall
SocketsAM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851AM4, AM5, LGA1700, LGA1851
BrandNoctuaThermalright
Released20212023 (better)
Typical price$60$16 (better)

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

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