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Noctua NH-D12L in review: Powerful premium CPU cooler for all common sockets

Top CPU Cooler! Noctua is known for its high-quality coolers and covers all common platforms with its product range. With the Noctua NH-D12L, we have another cooler in review and examine how well it copes with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.
Noctua NH-D12L on our test platform
Noctua NH-D12L on our test platform

When it comes to high-performance air coolers in the PC sector, Noctua is a household name for most people, because the manufacturer has been supplying very high-quality and high-performance coolers for years. The most common sockets are supported. The Noctua NH-D12L is a CPU cooler in the 120mm class, which makes it suitable for many cases. Meanwhile, the asymmetrical design ensures good RAM compatibility on current motherboards. Of course, the scope of delivery also includes the proven SecuFirm2 system as well as a tube of thermal paste and a 6-year warranty.

Noctua NH-D12L in detail

Noctua NH-D12L
Noctua NH-D12L - Packaging
Noctua NH-D12L - Packaging
Noctua NH-D12L - Packaging
Noctua NH-D12L - Scope of delivery
Noctua NH-D12L
Noctua NH-D12L
Noctua NH-D12L
Noctua NH-D12L
Noctua NH-D12L - mounting bracket on the test platform

The Noctua NH-D12L is a typical dual-tower cooler with an asymmetrical fin arrangement. There are a total of 5 heat pipes and a 120-millimeter fan is located in the center. Installation of the Noctua NH-D12L is very easy on our AM5 test system. The scope of delivery includes everything necessary and the Noctua NH-D12L can optionally be equipped with another fan.

There is nothing to complain about in terms of workmanship. The cooler has a high-quality finish and all nickel-plated surfaces are impeccable. With a height of only 145 millimeters, the cooler would also fit in the popular Lian-Li O11 Dynamic. However, we performed this test in an open setup on our Streacom BC1 V2 Open Benchtable.

Noctua NH-D12L in practice

In the test, the Noctua NH-D12L performs well despite the very power-hungry AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. We do not throttle the processor to 230 watts to ensure the same starting conditions for direct comparison with the rivals. In the performance rating, the compact air cooler only loses just under one percent to the significantly more powerful Noctua NH-D15. This is not subjectively noticeable in practice. Thus, we can state at this point that there is no significant performance loss compared to the more powerful coolers in normal everyday use.

However, we see a clear difference in the average temperatures under load. It should also be mentioned here that Prime95 is an extreme scenario, which hardly ever occurs in practice. With 93.9 °C, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X heats the most together with the Noctua NH-D12L. If you want much lower temperatures, you will have to use liquid cooling. For comparison purposes, we have included two variants in the comparison table.

Temperatures - CPU Temperature Prime95
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
93.9 °C
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
92.8 (93.7min - 96.1max) °C -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
92.7 (86min - 96.5max) °C -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
90.1 (89min - 96.5max) °C -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
85.1 (88.3min - 90max) °C -9%
Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
75.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
75 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
74.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
74.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
74.8 pt
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
325 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
323 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
323 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
319 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
319 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
4849 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
4830 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
4811 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
4809 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
4753 Points
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
787 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
784 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
781 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
781 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
780 Points 0%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
11623 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
11503 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
11440 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
11363 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
11353 Points 0%
Cinebench R23
Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2023 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2017 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2016 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2014 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2012 Points 0%
Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
29628 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
29302 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
29298 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
29098 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
28925 Points
Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
3.85 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
3.83 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
3.82 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
3.82 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
3.78 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
55.26 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
54.73 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
54.71 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
54.6 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
53.91 Points
Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
16260 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
16256 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
16236 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
16165 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
16151 Points -1%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
134469 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
130059 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
126868 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
124669 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
123918 Points -2%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
107 Seconds * -0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
107 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
106 Seconds * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
106 Seconds * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
105 Seconds * +2%
wPrime 2.10
32m
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
1.872 s * -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
1.843 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
1.81 s * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
1.798 s * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
1.785 s * +3%
1024m
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
41.122 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
40.912 s * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
40.667 s * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
39.945 s * +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
39.576 s * +4%
Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20799 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20776 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20776 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20559 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20422 Points
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2297 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2297 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2295 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2293 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2286 Points
Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20765 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20721 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20721 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20595 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
20416 Points
5.0 Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2201 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2201 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2198 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2191 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2183 Points
Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
9311 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
9283 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
9283 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
9267 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
9222 Points
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
77769 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
77551 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
77033 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
77033 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
75857 Points
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
129087 MIPS +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
127786 MIPS +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
127786 MIPS +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
126604 MIPS 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
126243 MIPS
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
8345 MIPS +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
8293 MIPS 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
8256 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
8252 MIPS 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
8252 MIPS 0%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
37.1 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
36.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
36.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
36.8 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
36.6 fps
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
0.3758 sec *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
0.3715 sec * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
0.3696 sec * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
0.3643 sec * +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
0.3643 sec * +3%
WebXPRT 3 - Overall
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
395 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
395 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
384 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
382 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
376 Points -2%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
441 ms *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
440 ms * -0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
440 ms * -0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
440 ms * -0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
436 ms * +1%
CrossMark
Overall
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2408 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2389 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2351 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2351 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2315 Points -3%
Productivity
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2253 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2220 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2190 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2190 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2147 Points -3%
Creativity
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2688 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2680 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2637 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2637 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2618 Points -3%
Responsiveness
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2133 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2094 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2064 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2064 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro)
R9 7900X, 4700 MHz
2005 Points -4%

* ... smaller is better

01000200030004000Tooltip
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D12L) AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4778 (4728.69-4816.38)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (360er-AiO) AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4805 (4744.96-4847.31)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Wakü + MO-RA3 420 Pro) AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4899 (4837.93-4916.42)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-U12A) AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4810 (4782.97-4840.27)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (Noctua NH-D15) AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: Ø4830 (4814.64-4846.14)

Pros

 good cooling performance
 high-quality workmanship
 easy assembly and good compatibility
 only 145 mm height
 timeless design
 6 years manufacturer warranty

Contra

 –  high price
 –  no RGB lighting

Verdict - Compact yet powerful

Noctua NH-D12L in test - provided by Noctua
Noctua NH-D12L in test - provided by Noctua

Despite its compact design, the Noctua NH-D12L offers impressive cooling performance and can handle very powerful processors. In the test, no significant differences can be seen under normal load compared to the significantly larger representatives such as the Noctua NH-D15 or the Noctua NH-U12A.

The build quality is at the usual level for Noctua, which is excellent in terms of look and feel. However, you should also expect that at a price of about 100 Euros, because we are in the premium class compared to other air coolers.

The Noctua NH-D12L is a powerful air cooler that does not have to hide behind the Noctua NH-D15.

The limitations in case compatibility can be countered somewhat with the Noctua NH-D12L because, with a height of 145 millimeters, the model fits into far more cases than the exorbitantly large Noctua NH-D15. So, if you are looking for a powerful tower cooler that also comes with high compatibility, you can grab the Noctua NH-D12L without hesitation.

Prices and availability

Currently, the Noctua NH-D12L is available for 100 Euros at Amazon.

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

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Sebastian Bade, 2023-02-18 (Update: 2023-02-18)