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Noctua NH-L12S
Noctua NH-L12S is a tower air cooler with a preview thermal-capacity estimate of 95 W and a listed noise level of 23.9 dB(A). It is 70 mm tall and includes brackets for AM5, AM4, LGA1851, LGA1700.
Best for
- Mid-range processors in a compact build
- Quiet builds
Main trade-offs
- At 70 mm it needs matching case clearance
- Rated 23.9 dB(A)
Lowest sample total
$67
Across 3 demo retailer offers including shipping. 0% below the sample-window median.
- Offers
- 3
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
3 in stock
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Retailer offers
Retailer offers
Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.
| Retailer | Price | Shipping | Total | Availability | Open retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas ComponentsBest totalNo affiliate linkSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $66.99 | Free | $66.99 | In stock | Go to store |
| BitForge SupplyAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $64.99 | $4.99 | $69.98 | In stock | Go to store |
| Nordic PartsAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $70.99 | $7.99 | $78.98 | In stock | Go to store |
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.
Price history
Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.
- Lowest
- $64
- Highest
- $71
- Median
- $67
- Current best
- $67
Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.
Normalized specifications
Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.
- Typecompat
- Air tower
- Installed heightcompat
- 70 mm
- Radiator sizecompat
- —
- Socket supportcompat
- AM5, AM4, LGA1851, LGA1700
- Rated cooling capacitycompat
- 95 W
- Rated noise
- 23.9 dB(A)
- Fans
- 1
- RGB lighting
- No
Compatibility
Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.
CPU
20 of 20 compatibleWorks with AMD Ryzen 5 5600, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and 17 more.
Noctua NH-L12S is rated for 95 W but AMD Ryzen 5 7600X peaks at 142 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Noctua NH-L12S is rated for 95 W but AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D peaks at 142 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Noctua NH-L12S is rated for 95 W but AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D peaks at 162 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Case
20 of 20 compatibleWorks with ASUS Prime AP201, Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P, Corsair 4000D Airflow and 17 more.
Provenance
Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.
| Field | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
coolerType | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
fanCount | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
heightMm | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
noiseDba | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
radiatorMm | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
rgb | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
socketSupport | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
tdpRatingW | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
Catalog preview
Noctua NH-L12S is a real product identity with curated compatibility specifications. Sample prices, availability, performance values and acoustic indexes are included to exercise the decision system and are not live or measured evidence.