The Noise Level row is one fan at full speed
Each figure is a single dBA number for one fan at its maximum rated speed, printed beside that speed, its airflow in CFM and its static pressure in mm H2O. Fan pages write it as, for example, "Noise Level：23.2 dBA (MAX)", next to "Rated Speed：1500 RPM±10% (MAX)". Cooler pages repeat the fan's table under a heading such as "TL-C12C FAN Spec", often without the "(MAX)" but with the same top speed in the row above. A dual tower with two identical fans gets one block, so the figure covers one fan. Two different fans, say a 120mm and a 140mm, get two blocks with two figures.
No page gives a test distance or a standard. Thermalright figures line up reasonably with one another; across brands, a gap can reflect two test setups rather than two fans, as our guide to comparing decibel ratings explains.
What is the quietest Thermalright air cooler?
Any AXP90 low profile model, whose 92 mm TL-9015 series fans list 22.4 dBA at 2700 RPM. Among towers, the compact Silver Soul 110 lists 23 dBA, also from a 92 mm fan.
| Low profile cooler | Figure | Fan |
|---|
| AXP90-X36, AXP90-X47 and AXP90-X53, in plain, BLACK, WHITE and FULL copper versions | 22.4 dBA | 2700 RPM, 42.58 CFM |
| AXP120-X67, plain, BLACK ARGB and WHITE ARGB | 26.1 dBA | 1800 RPM, a 15 mm thick 120mm fan |
| SI-100, plain, BLACK and WHITE ARGB | 27.7 dBA | 2000 RPM |
| AXP120-X77 and AXP120-X77R | 37.07 dBA | 3150 RPM |
Towers with 92 mm fans follow close behind. The Silver Soul 110 BLACK and WHITE list 23 dBA at 2500 RPM, the Peerless Assassin 90 SE, Assassin King 90 V2 and Assassin X 90 SE V2 23.85 dBA at 2200 RPM, and the older Assassin X 90 SE 27.3 dBA at 2400 RPM.
Which Thermalright 120mm tower lists the least noise?
Single or dual, 25.6 dBA is the common floor. Just one figure sits lower, the Assassin King 120 Mini's 25.2 dBA, and its WHITE ARGB and V2 versions list 25.6 for the same airflow.
Dual towers, per fan:
| Figure | Top speed | Models |
|---|
| 25.6 dBA | 1550 RPM | Peerless Assassin 120 SE (plain, ARGB, BLACK, WHITE ARGB) and the original Peerless Assassin 120 |
| 25.6 dBA | 1500 RPM | Phantom Spirit 120 SE (plain, ARGB, BLACK), Peerless Assassin 120 MINI, and Royal Knight 120 SE with a second, slim fan at 26.1 |
| 27 dBA | 2150 RPM | Phantom Spirit 120 EVO, Digital EVO and Digital SNOW, and Peerless Assassin 120 Vision MAX, all with TL-K12 fans |
| 29.4 dBA | 2150 RPM | Royal Knight 120, with a slim fan at 28.4 |
| 29.5 dBA | 1850 RPM | Peerless Assassin 120 SE V2 and 120 Vision |
| 29.6 dBA | 1850 RPM | Peerless Assassin 120 SE Extrem, Silver Soul 135 and Frost Tower 120 |
| 29.8 dBA | 2000 RPM | Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 and the BLACK and WHITE V3 |
| 33.3 dBA | 2400 RPM | Peerless Assassin 120H-T and 120H-A Dark |
| 36 dBA | 2150 RPM | Phantom Spirit 120 Vision EVO and SNOW |
Single towers, per fan:
| Figure | Models |
|---|
| 25.6 dBA | Assassin X 120 Refined SE in all its versions, Burst Assassin 120, Assassin King 120, Assassin Spirit 120 V2 |
| 27 dBA | TA120 EX V2, Assassin Spirit 120 EVO DARK |
| 28.1 dBA | Ultra 120EX REV.4 |
| 28.2 dBA | Assassin Spirit 120 EVO |
| 29.6 dBA | TA120 EX |
| 29.8 dBA | Assassin X 120 R Digital |
| 30.2 dBA | Assassin Classic-4 and the Classic SE models |
| 33.3 dBA | Classic-5 and -6 ARGB |
| 40.5 dBA | TA120 EX TR4 |
Most 140mm coolers ship with a 120mm and a 140mm fan, each with its own figure, from 25.6 dBA on both fans of the Peerless Assassin 140 to 36.25 dBA on the Phantom Spirit 140's 140mm fan.
| Cooler | First figure | Second figure |
|---|
| Peerless Assassin 140 BLACK and WHITE, Frost Spirit 140 | 25.6 dBA, 1500 RPM | 25.6 dBA, 1500 RPM |
| Peerless Assassin 140 SE | 29.5 dBA | 25.6 dBA |
| Peerless Assassin 140 Digital | 29.6 dBA | 25.6 dBA |
| Frost Vortex 140 SE | 27.2 dBA, 1650 RPM | 29 dBA, 1650 RPM |
| Royal Pretor 130 | 29.4 dBA | 28.3 dBA |
| Royal Pretor 130 Ultra | 27 dBA | 28.3 dBA |
| Royal Pretor 130 Vision and Digital | 32.7 dBA | 28.3 dBA |
| Frost Commander 140 | 29.6 dBA | 30.2 dBA |
| Phantom Spirit 140 and Frost Tower 140 | 33.3 dBA, 2400 RPM | 36.25 dBA, 1850 RPM |
Where a page says which fan is which, the order holds: on the Peerless Assassin 140 SE, 29.5 dBA belongs to the 120mm fan and 25.6 to the 140mm, and the Phantom Spirit 140's 36.25 is its 140mm fan.
Single towers with one 140mm fan are simpler: the Macho MAXX and HR-02 Plus list "25.6 dBA (MAX)" at 1500 RPM, and the TA140 EX 30.2 dBA at 1800 RPM. Do not add two figures on one cooler together. No method for combining them is given.
What is the quietest Thermalright fan?
The 60 mm TL-B6B or TL-B6W, at 20.17 dBA and 3200 RPM. In 120 x 25 mm the TL-P12 leads at 22.1 dBA and 1500 RPM, and the TL-S12, at 23.2, was the lowest found on Amazon.
| 120 x 25 mm fan | Figure at full speed |
|---|
| TL-P12, TL-P12W and the ARGB TL-P12-S | 22.1 dBA at 1500 RPM, 52.86 CFM |
| TL-R12-B and TL-R12-W | 23 dBA at 1500 RPM; the TL-R12-B moves 65.25 CFM |
| TL-S12 and TL-M12 families, including reverse and X3 packs | 23.2 dBA at 1500 RPM |
| TL-G12 versions | 23.6 dBA |
| TL-E12 | 24.5 dBA |
| TL-C12C | 25.6 dBA at 1550 RPM |
| TL-K12 | 27 dBA at 2150 RPM |
| TL-E12B V3 | 27.7 dBA |
| TL-B12 | 28.1 dBA |
| TL-M12Q and TL-Q12 | 28.2 dBA |
| TL-N12-R5 | 28.8 dBA |
| TL-C12C EXTREM | 29.6 dBA |
| TL-N12-R7 | 31.48 dBA |
| TL-N12-R9 | 33.3 dBA |
| TL-UC12 | 34.59 dBA at 2400 RPM |
| TL-B12 EXTREM | 40.5 dBA at 3150 RPM |
Other sizes run the same way. The 40 mm TL-B4010 lists 21.3 dBA, the 92 mm TL-9015 22.4, the 80 mm TL-8015 23.3 and the TL-B8 24; in 140mm, the TL-M14 lists 23.7 dBA at 1500 RPM, the TL-C14C 26.4 and the TL-B14 27.6. Thicker 28 mm fans start at 25.4 dBA for the TL-C12C-X28 and reach 44.7 for the TL-K12-X28-R9 Turbo.
How loud are Thermalright AIO liquid coolers?
Two kinds of figure appear. A pump figure of 23 to 30 dBA shows up on 68 of the 175 liquid cooler pages, and a fan figure of 25.6 to 44.7 dBA on nearly all of them.
| Pump figure | Models |
|---|
| 23 dBA | Aqua Elite 120, 240 and 360 V3; Frozen Prism; Frozen Warframe 240, 280, 360 and 420; Frozen Vision; Frozen Edge; first generation Core Matrix |
| 27 dBA | First generation Frozen Horizon 360 ARGB |
| 28 dBA | Frozen Notte V2, Frozen Fusion 360 and Frozen Magic Scenic V2 |
| 30 dBA | First generation Aqua Elite ARGB, Aqua Elite V2, Frozen Magic and Frozen Magic EX |
Fan figures start at 25.6 dBA on the Aqua Elite V3 and the first Aqua Elite and Frozen Magic, then run through 27 on the Frozen Prism, Frozen Vision, Hyper Vision and the UB models, and 28.2 on the Aqua Elite V5, Peerless Vision 360 and Frozen Infinity. Most Frozen Warframe models and the Aqua Elite V6 list 29.8, the Levita Vision V2 and Dynamic Vision 34.59, and the Rainbow Vision and Wonder Vision Turbo 44.7. Buyers should notice the direction of travel. Newer models, the Aqua Elite V5 and V6, Peerless Vision and Frozen Warframe PRO and SE among them, print a fan figure and no pump figure at all.
Why 25.6 dBA turns up everywhere
A near-identical fan block appears on many fans with different names, and sometimes different speeds. That makes the figure work more like a family label than a separate measurement for each fan.
The Peerless Assassin 120 SE's TL-C12C is rated to 1550 RPM, the Phantom Spirit 120 SE's TL-C12B V2 to 1500, and both pages print the same three rows: 25.6 dBA, 66.17 CFM, 1.53 mm H2O. Those three numbers recur for the TL-C12, TL-C12B, TL-C12W and their ARGB versions on dozens of cooler pages. The Peerless Assassin 120 Digital shows the reverse problem. Its TL-C12C-X28 V2 fan lists 1850 RPM, 88.89 CFM and 2.21 mm H2O, identical to the Peerless Assassin 120 SE V2's fan, yet the Digital page says 25.6 dBA and the SE V2 page 29.5.
Spec pages that contradict each other
The clearest case is the Frozen Warframe 360 ULTRA, whose black version lists its fans at 22.1 dBA while the white one lists 29.8 for the same speed and airflow.
| Page | What it prints |
|---|
| Frozen Warframe 360 ULTRA ARGB BLACK | TL-P12-S at "22.1 dBA (MAX)", 2000 RPM and 70.84 CFM |
| Frozen Warframe 360 ULTRA ARGB WHITE | TL-P12W-S at 29.8 dBA, same speed and airflow, matching every other Frozen Warframe |
| Retail TL-P12 | 22.1 dBA at 1500 RPM |
| "TL-P12" in the Frozen Warframe and Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 | 29.8 dBA at 2000 RPM |
| Retail TL-S12 | 23.2 dBA at 1500 RPM |
| "TL-S12" in the Aqua Elite V5 | 28.2 dBA at 2000 RPM |
| Plain Phantom Spirit 120 | "25.6 dB", without the A, where every sibling writes dBA |
A fan name alone does not tell you which version is in the box.
Three current air cooler pages, seven fan pages and three liquid cooler pages print no noise figure at all: the TRUE Spirit 120 Direct, TRUE Spirit 90 Direct and AXP-200 Muscle air coolers; the TY-127, TY-143, TY-143 SQ, TY-145SP, TY-147A, TY-147ASQ and TY-147B fans; and the Mjolnir Vision 360 WHITE X and BLACK X and Core Vision 360 BLACK X liquid coolers.
Older pages with TY-series fans print a range. The Macho Rev.B, Macho Direct and ARO-M14 coolers give 15 to 21 dBA, the Le GRAND MACHO RT 14 to 20, the Silver Arrow T8 19 to 25 and the AXP-100 models 22 to 30, while the Turbo Right 240 and 360 liquid coolers give 19 to 25. A range is a floor and a ceiling with no speed attached, so none of these is ranked.
Older still, the Macho X2 Limited Edition prints a single 15 dBA at 800 RPM. It did not turn up under the Thermalright name on Amazon.
Archived Products holds the discontinued models
Pages are never marked discontinued. Retired designs move into an "Archived Products" category instead, which held 143 products on November 7, 2026: the first Frozen Notte 240 and 360, the Archon, the first Silver Arrow, the Venomous X, the original TRUE Spirit 120M and 140, the Macho 120 and Le Grand Macho, and the AXP-100 and AXP-200. The Frozen Notte V2 that replaced the first Frozen Notte is still listed.
Everything outside that category counts as current here. Several such products date from 2016 to 2019, use TY-series fans and print ranges; they appear above without a rank.
Buying Thermalright in the US
The product pages sell nothing and show no prices, so a US buyer goes through a retailer. Every pick above had an in-stock listing under the Thermalright brand on Amazon on November 7, 2026.
Names on Amazon drift from the maker's. The Frost Commander 140 appears as "FC140" and the Frozen Warframe 360 as "FW360", so both stayed out of the picks. Several listings also carry a "TR" prefix or the misspelling "Thermalrlght", and the picks use listings without either.
Before buying, check the fan name in a listing against the spec block on Thermalright's page. A V2 or V3 suffix can move the figure by four dBA or more.
