CPU Cooler Tier List (2006–2026)
Air and AIO CPU coolers ranked by rated cooling capacity. Ranked by TweakGearPro's relative performance index (0–100).
| Rank | Part | Year | Brand | Architecture | Key spec | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 | 2020 | Arctic | AIO | — | 92 Enthusiast flagship |
| 2 | NZXT Kraken 360 | 2023 | NZXT | AIO | — | 91 Enthusiast flagship |
| 3 | Corsair iCUE H150i Elite | 2021 | Corsair | AIO | — | 90 Enthusiast flagship |
| 4 | Lian Li Galahad II 360 | 2023 | Lian Li | AIO | — | 90 Enthusiast flagship |
| 5 | EK-AIO 360 D-RGB | 2020 | EK | AIO | — | 89 High-end |
| 6 | Arctic Liquid Freezer III 240 | 2024 | Arctic | AIO | — | 82 High-end |
| 7 | Noctua NH-D15 | 2014 | Noctua | Air | — | 80 High-end |
| 8 | Thermalright Frost Commander 140 | 2022 | Thermalright | Air | — | 79 High-end |
| 9 | DeepCool AK620 | 2021 | DeepCool | Air | — | 78 High-end |
| 10 | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 | 2018 | be quiet! | Air | — | 76 High-end |
| 11 | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 | 2021 | Thermalright | Air | — | 75 High-end |
| 12 | Noctua NH-U12S | 2012 | Noctua | Air | — | 60 Upper mainstream |
| 13 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 | 2020 | Cooler Master | Air | — | 48 Mainstream |
| 14 | be quiet! Pure Rock 2 | 2020 | be quiet! | Air | — | 46 Mainstream |
| 15 | Noctua NH-L9i | 2012 | Noctua | Air | — | 30 Entry |
Methodology
- Specs: vendor datasheets and the TechPowerUp database, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- Tier = TweakGearPro relative performance index (0–100), an estimate from public benchmarks; real performance varies by workload, drivers and cooling.