ARCTIC Freezer 36-S vs be quiet! Dark Rock Elite

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

16 differences
SpecificationARCTIC Freezer 36-Sbe quiet! Dark Rock Elite
Fan bearing technologyDiffersFluid Dynamic BearingFluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB)
Fan diameterDiffers12 cm13.5 cm
DepthDiffers126 mm145 mm
Fan dimensions (W x D x H)Differs120 x 120 x 25 mm135 x 135 x 25 mm
HeightDiffers156 mm168 mm
WeightDiffers685 g1.34 kg
WidthDiffers88 mm136 mm
Illumination LEDDiffersNoYes
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)2 fan(s)
Number of heat pipesDiffers47
Fan currentDiffers0.33 A0.4 A
Supported processor socketsDiffersLGA 1851, LGA 1700, Socket AM5, Socket AM4LGA 1150 (Socket H3), LGA 1151 (Socket H4), LGA 1155 (Socket H2), LGA 1200 (Socket H5), LGA 1700, Socket AM4, Socket AM5
Package depthDiffers195 mm202 mm
Package heightDiffers116 mm220 mm
Package weightDiffers990 g1.78 kg
Package widthDiffers170 mm180 mm
Bearing typeSameFluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB)Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB)
Pulse-width modulation (PWM) supportSameYesYes
Suitable locationSameProcessorProcessor
TypeSameAir coolerAir cooler
Heat pipes diameterSame6 mm6 mm
Display typeSameNot applicableNot applicable
Fan connectorSame4-pin4-pin
Fins materialSameAluminiumAluminium
Fan voltageSame12 V12 V
Quantity per packSame1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
Fan 2 rotational speed (max)not knownnot known2000 RPM
Fan 2 rotational speed (min)not knownnot known1500 RPM
Fan speed (max)not knownnot known2000 RPM
Fan speed (min)not knownnot known1500 RPM
Fan's mean time to failure (MTTF)not knownnot known300000 h
Noise levelnot knownnot known25.8 dB
Noise level (high speed)not knownnot known25.8 dB
Noise level (low speed)not knownnot known11 dB
Rotational speed (max)not known3000 RPMnot known
Rotational speed (min)not known600 RPMnot known
Cable lengthnot known0.2 mnot known
Fan 2 dimensions (W x D x H)not knownnot known135 x 135 x 25 mm
Fan thicknessnot knownnot known2.5 cm
Fins thicknessnot known0.4 mmnot known
Radiator depthnot knownnot known12 cm
Radiator heightnot knownnot known16.8 cm
Radiator widthnot knownnot known13.6 cm
Base plate materialnot knownnot knownCopper
Fan diameter 2not knownnot known13.5 cm
Number of finsnot known54not known
Thermal Design Power (TDP)not knownnot known280 W
Operating temperature (T-T)not known0 - 40 °Cnot known
Case or master carton dimensions (W x D x H)not known170 x 195 x 116 mmnot known
Case or master carton weightnot known0.99 kgnot known
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownCE, RoHS, cTUVus, UKCA, WEEE
Electrical input connectionnot known4-Pin PWMnot known
Product lifenot knownnot known300000 h
Data accessibility for usernot known6 Yearsnot known
LED lightingnot knownnot knownYes
Sustainability certificatesnot knownnot knownTriman, UL ECOLOGO
Sustainability compliancenot knownnot knownYes
Mounting kitnot knownnot knownYes
Products per shipping (inner) casenot knownnot known12 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case gross weightnot knownnot known22.8 kg
Shipping (inner) case heightnot knownnot known46.7 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthnot knownnot known62.5 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthnot knownnot known38 cm