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ARCTIC Freezer A35 vs Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120: Comparison

ARCTIC Freezer A35 and Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 separate most on fan count: ARCTIC Freezer A35 at 1, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 at 2, 50% in favour of Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120. Height splits them by another 2%, again favouring Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120.

ARCTIC Freezer A35 (Single-Tower Air/4 Heatpipes/Single 120mm PWM Fan/150W TDP/AM4-Focused Budget)
ARCTICARCTIC Freezer A35
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 120mm Fans/1500RPM/AM4-AM5/LGA1700-1851)
ThermalrightThermalright Peerless Assassin 120

Specs

Specification
ARCTIC Freezer A35 (Single-Tower Air/4 Heatpipes/Single 120mm PWM Fan/150W TDP/AM4-Focused Budget)
ARCTIC Freezer A35
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 120mm Fans/1500RPM/AM4-AM5/LGA1700-1851)
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
BrandARCTICThermalright
Cooler TypeAir TowerAir, Dual-Tower
SeriesARCTIC Freezer A35Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
Tower TypeSingle-TowerDual-Tower
Model NumberACFRE00112APA120
Height158.5 mm-2%155 mm
Socket CompatibilityAMD AM4/AM5AMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1700/1851/1150/1151/1200
Fan Count1-50%2
RGB LightingNoNo

Verdict

ARCTIC Freezer A35

7 / 10 Expert Rating

A perfectly serviceable AMD-focused budget cooler, best suited to genuinely tight-budget builds rather than anyone with even a little more to spend.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120

8.5 / 10 Expert Rating

An excellent value dual-tower cooler in its own right, just slightly outclassed by Thermalright's own SE variant when both are priced closely.

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