Best CPU Coolers According to 45 Experts

Updated Mar 4, 2026

Best for most
Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo
Cooler Master

Hyper 622 Halo

$80

critic score
85
based on 6
critic reviews
Upgrade pick
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB AIO Liquid Cooler
NZXT

Kraken Elite 360

$280

critic score
87
based on 5
critic reviews
Low cost
ARCTIC Freezer 36 CPU Cooler
ARCTIC

Freezer 36

$31

critic score
86
based on 5
critic reviews

All cpu coolers

Noctua NH-D15S CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-D15S

$100

critic score
89
based on 3
critic reviews
Be Quiet Dark Rock Elite CPU Air Cooler
Be Quiet

Dark Rock Elite

$85

critic score
88
based on 4
critic reviews
Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 CPU Water Cooler
Arctic

Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

$72

critic score
88
based on 3
critic reviews
TRYX Panorama SE 360 ARGB 360mm
TRYX

Panorama SE

$280

critic score
87
based on 3
critic reviews
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be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 CPU Air Cooler
be quiet!

Pure Rock Pro 3

$50

critic score
87
based on 3
critic reviews
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-U14S

$89

critic score
87
based on 5
critic reviews
Noctua NH-U9S CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-U9S

$60

critic score
87
based on 4
critic reviews
Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair

iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX

$119

critic score
86
based on 5
critic reviews
nzxt Kraken Elite 360
nzxt

Kraken Elite 360

$280

critic score
86
based on 4
critic reviews
DeepCool AK620 Digital CPU Cooler
DeepCool

AK620

$53

critic score
86
based on 4
critic reviews
Gigabyte AORUS WATERFORCE X II 360 Liquid CPU Cooler
Gigabyte

AORUS WATERFORCE X II 360

$193

critic score
86
based on 4
critic reviews
Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-U12S

$78

critic score
85
based on 3
critic reviews
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK CPU Cooler
DeepCool

AK620 ZERO DARK

$50

critic score
85
based on 3
critic reviews
NZXT Kraken Plus 360mm AIO Liquid Cooler
NZXT

Kraken Plus

$160

critic score
84
based on 3
critic reviews
Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler
Be Quiet

Pure Rock Slim 2

$33

critic score
84
based on 4
critic reviews
SAMA L70 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
SAMA

L70

$60

critic score
83
based on 5
critic reviews
FROZN A620 PRO SE Blackout Dual-Tower Air CPU Cooler
FROZN

A620 PRO SE

$27

critic score
83
based on 4
critic reviews
be quiet! Dark Rock Slim Computer CPU Cooler
be quiet!

Dark Rock Slim

$60

critic score
82
based on 5
critic reviews
Corsair iCUE H100i RGB Pro XT Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair

iCUE H100i RGB Pro XT

$86

critic score
82
based on 3
critic reviews
MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 360 cla13360
MSI

MAG Coreliquid A13

$90

critic score
82
based on 3
critic reviews
CORSAIR A115 High-Performance Dual-Tower Intel/AMD CPU Cooler
CORSAIR

A115

$93

critic score
82
based on 5
critic reviews
NZXT Kraken 240 RGB Liquid CPU Cooler
NZXT

Kraken 240

$70

critic score
82
based on 3
critic reviews
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 5 CPU Cooler
Be Quiet!

Dark Rock 5

$66

critic score
81
based on 4
critic reviews
Noctua NH-L9x65 Low Profile CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-L9x65

$77

critic score
81
based on 4
critic reviews
Noctua NH-D15 G2 Dual Tower CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-D15 G2

$128

critic score
81
based on 3
critic reviews
Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU Air Cooler
Cooler Master

Hyper 212

$15

critic score
80
based on 7
critic reviews
Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-L9a-AM4

$65

critic score
80
based on 5
critic reviews
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair

Nautilus 360 RS

$79

critic score
79
based on 3
critic reviews
iBUYPOWER AW4 240mm Radiator CPU Liquid Cooler
iBUYPOWER

AW4

$80

critic score
79
based on 3
critic reviews
Be Quiet Pure Rock 2 FX CPU Cooler
Be Quiet

Pure Rock 2 FX

$46

critic score
79
based on 4
critic reviews
Noctua NH-L9i-17xx CPU Cooler
Noctua

NH-L9i-17xx

$40

critic score
79
based on 4
critic reviews
DeepCool AK400 Zero Dark Fan CPU Cooler
DeepCool

AK400

$35

critic score
76
based on 4
critic reviews
Lian Li Galahad II Lite 360mm Fan Liquid CPU Cooler
Lian Li

Galahad II Lite

$125

score pending
95
1 critic review
Thermalright Phantom spirit 120 se ARGB CPU Air Cooler
Thermalright

Phantom spirit 120 se

$60

score pending
95
1 critic review
Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 5 CPU Cooler
Be Quiet

Dark Rock Pro 5

$85

score pending
90
1 critic review
Kolink Umbra Void AIO Liquid Cooler
Kolink

Umbra Void

$154

score pending
90
1 critic review
asus ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB Extreme
asus

ROG Ryujin III

$397

score pending
88
2 critic reviews
Thermalright Assassin X 120 refined se CPU Air Cooler
Thermalright

Assassin X 120 refined se

$13

score pending
88
1 critic review
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital CPU Air Cooler
Thermalright

Peerless Assassin 120 Digital

$60

score pending
85
1 critic review
Cooler Master Hyper 212 3DHP
Cooler Master

Hyper 212 3DHP

$26

score pending
85
2 critic reviews
MSI MAG CORELIQUID E360
MSI

MAG CORELIQUID E360

$125

score pending
85
2 critic reviews
NOCTUA NH-D9L CPU Cooler
NOCTUA

NH-D9L

$50

score pending
85
1 critic review
MSI MAG coreliquid I240 Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI

MAG coreliquid I240

$75

score pending
85
1 critic review
Thermalright AXP90-X53 White Low Profile CPU Air Cooler
Thermalright

AXP90-X53

$19

score pending
85
2 critic reviews
Be Quiet Pure Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler
Be Quiet

Pure Rock Pro 3

$55

score pending
85
2 critic reviews
Montech NX600 Dual-Tower CPU Air Cooler
Montech

NX600

$25

score pending
83
2 critic reviews
Nofan CR-80EH Fanless CPU Cooler
Nofan

CR-80EH

$73

score pending
82
1 critic review
Be Quiet Pure Rock 3 CPU Air Cooler
Be Quiet

Pure Rock 3

$24

score pending
79
2 critic reviews
Thermaltake UX400 ARGB CPU Cooler
Thermaltake

UX400 ARGB

$24

score pending
79
1 critic review
MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 240 White Liquid CPU Cooler
MSI

MAG CORELIQUID A13 240

$50

score pending
79
2 critic reviews
Arctic Freezer 8A Compact AMD Heatsink & Fan
Arctic

Freezer 8A

$23

score pending
79
2 critic reviews
Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm CPU AIO Liquid Cooler
Thermalright

Frozen Prism

$80

score pending
78
1 critic review
Thermaltake UX200 SE CPU Cooler
Thermaltake

UX200 SE

$30

score pending
77
2 critic reviews
ASUS ROG Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler
ASUS

ROG Ryuo IV SLC 360

$449

score pending
77
2 critic reviews
Thermalright Assassin x 120 R Digital White Tower Air Cooler
Thermalright

Assassin x 120 R

$33

score pending
75
1 critic review
Thermalright Assassin x 120R CPU Cooler
Thermalright

Assassin x 120R

$19

score pending
75
1 critic review
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3 CPU Cooler
Cooler Master

Hyper 212 Spectrum V3

$19

score pending
72
1 critic review
ID-COOLING Frozn A410 SE CPU Cooler
ID-COOLING

Frozn A410 SE

$20

score pending
67
1 critic review
Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE ARGB CPU Air cooler
Thermalright

Assassin X120 Refined SE

$30

score pending
66
1 critic review
XPG Levante X 360 All-in-One CPU Liquid Cooler
XPG

Levante X

$52

score pending
65
1 critic review

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