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ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 vs Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120: Comparison

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 and Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 separate most on airflow: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 at 72.84 CFM, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 at 66.17 CFM, 9% in favour of ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280. Max Speed splits them by another 9%, again favouring ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280. They match on fan count, bearing type and pwm control.

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 (280mm AIO Liquid/Integrated VRM Fan/2x P14 PWM PST Fans/38mm Thick Radiator)
ARCTICARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 120mm Fans/1500RPM/AM4-AM5/LGA1700-1851)
ThermalrightThermalright Peerless Assassin 120

Specs

Specification
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 (280mm AIO Liquid/Integrated VRM Fan/2x P14 PWM PST Fans/38mm Thick Radiator)
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 120mm Fans/1500RPM/AM4-AM5/LGA1700-1851)
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
BrandARCTICThermalright
Cooler TypeAIO LiquidAir Tower
SeriesARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
Model NumberACFRE00066BPA120
Socket CompatibilityAMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1851/1700/1200/115X/2066/2011-3AMD AM5/AM4, Intel LGA1851/1700/1200/115X/2066/2011
Tower LayoutNot ApplicableDual-Tower
Fan Count22
Fan Size140 mm120 mm
Max Speed1700 RPM1550 RPM-9%
Airflow72.84 CFM66.17 CFM-9%
Bearing TypeFluid DynamicFluid Dynamic
PWM ControlYesYes
Source URLhttps://www.arctic.de/us/Liquid-Freezer-II-280/ACFRE00066Bhttps://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120/

Price comparison

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Verdict

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280

8.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Outstanding thermal value at 280mm — the VRM fan is a genuinely useful extra most AIOs lack.

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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