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be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 vs Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140: Comparison

be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 and Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 separate most on fan count: be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 at 1, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 at 2, 50% in favour of Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140. TDP Rating splits them by another 22%, again favouring Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140.

be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 (Single-Tower Air/5 Heatpipes/120mm Shadow Wings 2 Fan/163mm Height/Silent-Focused)
be quiet!be quiet! Shadow Rock 3
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 140mm PWM Fans/1500RPM/Extreme Value)
ThermalrightThermalright Peerless Assassin 140

Specs

Specification
be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 (Single-Tower Air/5 Heatpipes/120mm Shadow Wings 2 Fan/163mm Height/Silent-Focused)
be quiet! Shadow Rock 3
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 (Dual-Tower Air/6 Heatpipes/Dual 140mm PWM Fans/1500RPM/Extreme Value)
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140
Brandbe quiet!Thermalright
Cooler TypeAir, Single-TowerAir, Dual-Tower
Seriesbe quiet! Shadow Rock 3Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140
Tower TypeSingle-TowerDual-Tower
Model NumberBK004PA140
Height163 mm-3%158 mm
Socket CompatibilityIntel LGA1700/1200/2066/1151/1150/1155/2011(-3), AMD AM5/AM4AMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA1700/1851
Fan Count1-50%2
TDP Rating190-22%245
Noise Level24.425.6+1.2 dBA
RGB LightingNoNo
Heatpipes5x 6mm Nickel-Plated Copper, Heat Pipe Direct Touch (HDT)6x Nickel-Plated Copper

Verdict

be quiet! Shadow Rock 3

8.1 / 10 Expert Rating

The strongest cooler in be quiet!'s Shadow Rock series, and a genuinely quiet single-tower option for buyers who put acoustics ahead of maximum thermal headroom.

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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