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AMD Wraith Spire vs Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140: Comparison

AMD Wraith Spire and Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 separate most on fan count: AMD Wraith Spire at 1, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 at 2, 50% in favour of Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140.

AMD Wraith Spire (Stock Cooler/Cylindrical Aluminum/Single 80mm Fan/Bundled with Select Ryzen 5 CPUs)
AMDAMD Wraith Spire
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 140mm PWM Fans/1500RPM/Extreme Value)
ThermalrightThermalright Peerless Assassin 140

Specs

Specification
AMD Wraith Spire (Stock Cooler/Cylindrical Aluminum/Single 80mm Fan/Bundled with Select Ryzen 5 CPUs)
AMD Wraith Spire
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 140mm PWM Fans/1500RPM/Extreme Value)
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140
BrandAMDThermalright
Cooler TypeStock CoolerAir, Dual-Tower
SeriesAMD Wraith SpireThermalright Peerless Assassin 140
Model NumberWraith SpirePA140
Socket CompatibilityAMD AM4/AM5AMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1700/1851
Fan Count1-50%2
TDP Rating95 W-61%245
RGB LightingNoNo

Verdict

AMD Wraith Spire

6 / 10 Expert Rating

A basic but functional bundled cooler, adequate for the stock chips it ships with and easily outperformed by even inexpensive aftermarket coolers.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140

8.6 / 10 Expert Rating

One of the best price-to-performance dual-tower coolers available, now with larger fans for extra headroom.

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