{"data":{"slug":"noctua-nh-d15","type":"cpu_cooler","brand":"Noctua","name":"NH-D15","aliases":["NH-D15 chromax.black","NH-D15 CH.BK"],"release_date":"2014-04","url":"https://arkivo.dev/cpu-coolers/noctua-nh-d15","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["NH-D15","NH-D15 chromax.black"],"gtins":["4716123315360","9010018000184"],"announce_date":"2014-04-08","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":"noctua-nh-d15-g2","launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":["US","EU"],"colors":["Brown","Black"],"manufacturer_url":null,"spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":6,"cpu_cooler":"air","air_cooler_layout":"dual_tower","rated_tdp_w":null,"base_material":"nickel_plated_copper","thermal_paste":"included","sockets":["AM5","AM4","LGA1851","LGA1700","LGA1200","LGA1156","LGA1155","LGA1151","LGA1150"],"ram_clearance_mm":32,"offset_mounting":null,"heatpipe_count":6,"heatpipe_diameter_mm":6,"direct_contact_heatpipes":false,"radiator_mm":null,"radiator_dimensions_mm":null,"radiator_material":null,"tube_length_mm":null,"pump_speed_max_rpm":null,"pump_connector":null,"vrm_fan":null,"fans":[{"model":"NF-A15 PWM","size_mm":140,"count":2,"speed_min_rpm":300,"speed_max_rpm":1500,"airflow_cfm":82.5,"static_pressure_mmh2o":2.08,"noise_dba":24.6,"bearing":"sso","connector":"pwm_4_pin"}],"fan_count":2,"rgb_lighting":false,"lighting_standard":null,"display_type":"none","display_size_in":null,"display_resolution":null,"software_name":null,"usb_header_required":null,"cybenetics_theta_am5":"gold","cybenetics_theta_lga1851":null,"measured_op_30dba_am5":10042,"measured_op_30dba_lga1851":null,"measured_noise_max_dba":32.3,"measured_thermal_tests":[{"test_cpu":"AMD Ryzen 9 7900X","load":"Prime95 Small FFTs, full CPU load, PBO enabled","cpu_power_w":183.3,"fan_setting":"20 dB(A)","noise_dba":20,"cpu_temp_c":95.3,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"AMD Ryzen 9 7900X","load":"Prime95 Small FFTs, full CPU load, PBO enabled","cpu_power_w":185.6,"fan_setting":"25 dB(A)","noise_dba":25,"cpu_temp_c":95.3,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"AMD Ryzen 9 7900X","load":"Prime95 Small FFTs, full CPU load, PBO enabled","cpu_power_w":186,"fan_setting":"30 dB(A)","noise_dba":30,"cpu_temp_c":95.3,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"AMD Ryzen 9 7900X","load":"Prime95 Small FFTs, full CPU load, PBO enabled","cpu_power_w":188.5,"fan_setting":"100%","noise_dba":32.3,"cpu_temp_c":95.3,"temp_over_ambient_c":null}],"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":150,"height_mm":165,"depth_mm":161},"heatsink_dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":150,"height_mm":160,"depth_mm":135},"weight_g":1320,"heatsink_weight_g":1000,"in_the_box":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"NH-D15","gtin":"4716123315360","colors":["Brown"],"launch_price_usd":99.9,"launch_price_eur":89.9,"in_the_box":["2x NF-A15 PWM premium fan","2x Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)","Y-cable","NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound","SecuFirm2 Mounting Kit","Noctua Metal Case-Badge"]},{"model_number":"NH-D15 chromax.black","gtin":"9010018000184","colors":["Black"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.bigbruin.com/forum/about35957.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","announce_date","markets","warranty_years","thermal_paste","air_cooler_layout","variants"],"notes":{"release_date":"Noctua press release, Vienna, April 8th 2014: Noctua today introduced the NH-D15. It will be available by mid-April. The text is a reprint on a forum thread.","announce_date":"Vienna, April 8th 2014.","markets":"USD and EUR suggested retail prices.","warranty_years":"Full 6 years manufacturer's warranty. The release names no market.","thermal_paste":"Noctua's proven NT-H1 thermal compound is in the package.","air_cooler_layout":"Elite-class dual tower cooler with the fin stack widened from 140 to 150 mm.","variants":"The launch release covers the standard model only. The chromax.black edition is a later all-black version with the same heatsink and the same fan figures. launch_price_usd: The NH-D15 will be available by mid-April at suggested retail prices of EUR 89.90 / USD 99.90. The press release does not say whether the euro price includes VAT. The prices are for the standard brown model. The chromax.black edition came later and no launch price was found for it. launch_price_eur: EUR 89.90 from the same sentence. PC Games Hardware reported about 90 euro on 8 April 2014."}},{"url":"https://www.futurelooks.com/noctua-nh-d15-reclaim-cpu-cooling-crown/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","variants"],"notes":{"release_date":"Article of April 17, 2014: the NH-D15 will be available by mid-April at an MSRP of $99.90 (89.90 EUR) with a 6 year warranty.","variants":"launch_price_usd: MSRP $99.90 for the standard model. launch_price_eur: MSRP 89.90 EUR."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgameshardware.de/CPU-Kuehler-Hardware-255512/News/Noctua-NH-D15-CPU-Kuehler-angekuendigt-1116705/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","variants"],"notes":{"announce_date":"News of 08.04.2014: Noctua announced the NH-D15 in a press release.","variants":"launch_price_eur: The recommended price is about 90 euro and shipments start mid-month."}},{"url":"https://www.quietpc.com/nh-d15","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","status","colors","warranty_years","cpu_cooler","sockets","ram_clearance_mm","fans","rgb_lighting","display_type","dimensions_mm","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g","base_material"],"notes":{"status":"QuietPC lists the NH-D15 for sale with the product page on the access date.","sockets":"Specification table (a copy of Noctua's): Intel LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156 and AMD AM5, AM4. The table omits LGA2011 and LGA2066, which other copies list, so those two are not stored. LGA1366 and LGA775 need the optional NM-I3 kit and are not stored.","ram_clearance_mm":"Text: 64 mm clearance for tall memory heatsinks in single fan mode. In dual fan mode use standard height RAM up to 32 mm. The front fan can be moved up in cases with more than 165 mm cooler clearance. 32 mm is stored because the field assumes all included fans in their standard position.","fans":"Fan model two Noctua NF-A15, SSO2 bearing, 1500 RPM (1200 RPM with L.N.A.), minimum 300 RPM (PWM, +/-20%), max airflow 82.5 CFM, max noise 24.6 dB(A). No static pressure is listed. The Noctua table prints the airflow as 140.2 m3/h.","rgb_lighting":"Specification table: RGB No. The table lists no screen.","dimensions_mm":"Height with fan 165 mm, width with fan 150 mm, depth with fan 161 mm.","weight_g":"Weight with fans 1320 g. Weight without fan 1000 g.","base_material":"Material: copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints and nickel plating."}},{"url":"https://www.quietpc.com/nh-d15-ch-bk","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","colors","variants","sockets","fans","heatsink_dimensions_mm"],"notes":{"gtins":"EAN barcode 9010018000184 for the NH-D15 chromax.black.","variants":"The chromax.black edition lists the same socket table, fan speed, airflow and noise figures, but two NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black fans. The box contents list is cut off on the page, so no in-the-box list is stored for it.","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Height without fan 160 mm, width 150 mm, depth 135 mm. The standard model's QuietPC and Comfeel copies print 165 mm for the height without fan, while the Assmann sheet and Scan copy say 160 mm, so 160 mm is stored."}},{"url":"https://www.assmann.com/product-pdf/aat/4716123315360?PL=en","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","fans","dimensions_mm","heatsink_dimensions_mm","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g","thermal_paste","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Distributor data sheet NOC-NH-D15, EAN 4716123315360.","fans":"Copy of Noctua's fan table: model 2x Noctua NF-A15 PWM, SSO2 bearing, 1500 RPM, 1200 RPM with L.N.A., minimum 300 RPM, 140.2 m3/h (82.5 CFM when converted at 1 m3/h = 0.5886 CFM), 24.6 dB(A).","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Height without fan 160 mm, width 150 mm, depth 135 mm.","variants":"Standard model package: NF-A15 PWM fans, L.N.A. cables, Y-cable, NT-H1, SecuFirm2 kit and case badge. in_the_box: Package contents list of the standard model. The socket line in this older copy lists only older sockets and is not used."}},{"url":"https://eshop.comfeel.cz/noctua-chladic-cpu-intel-amd-nh-d15-115x-2011-amd-am2-am3-fm2","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["colors","fans","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"colors":"The listing title calls the standard model brown/silver (hnědá/stříbrná).","fans":"Copy of Noctua's fan table with the airflow printed as 140,2 m3/h and the noise as 24,6 dB(A).","variants":"in_the_box: Scope of delivery: 2x NF-A15 PWM premium fan, 2x Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.), Y-cable, NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound, SecuFirm2 Mounting Kit, Noctua Metal Case-Badge."}},{"url":"https://www.scan.co.uk/products/noctua-nh-d15-chromaxblack-cpu-cooler-intel-amd-dual-nh-a15-fans-300-1500rpm-825cfm-airflow-246db-4","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","colors","status","air_cooler_layout","base_material","direct_contact_heatpipes","heatpipe_count","fans","heatsink_dimensions_mm","dimensions_mm","weight_g","sockets","ram_clearance_mm"],"notes":{"gtins":"GTIN 9010018000184, model number NH-D15 CH.BK.","colors":"Fan colour black for the chromax.black edition.","status":"Scan lists the chromax.black edition as in stock on the access date.","air_cooler_layout":"Cooler form factor: dual tower.","base_material":"Cooler features: nickel-plated copper base and nickel-plated copper heatpipes.","direct_contact_heatpipes":"A base plate carries the heat pipes (nickel-plated copper base), and the pipes are soldered to the fins.","heatpipe_count":"Heatpipes: 6.","fans":"Chromax.black edition: 2 x 140 mm PWM fans, SSO2 bearing, 1500 rpm, 82.5 CFM, max air pressure 2.08 mm H2O, 24.6 dBA. The standard model's copies list no pressure. Its speed, airflow and noise match, so 2.08 is used for both. Scan also prints a 225 W max TDP, which Noctua's table does not, so it is not stored.","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Heatsink dimensions 150 x 160 x 135 mm (WxHxD).","dimensions_mm":"Total dimensions 150 x 165 x 161 mm (WxHxD).","weight_g":"Weight 1320 g.","sockets":"Socket compatibility 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1200, 1700, 1851, AM4 and AM5.","ram_clearance_mm":"Notes 64 mm clearance in single fan mode and standard height RAM up to 32 mm in dual fan mode."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00280162.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["sockets"],"notes":{"sockets":"Chromax.black text: compatible with Intel LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1155, LGA1156), LGA1200, LGA1700 and AMD AM4, AM5 with the SecuFirm2 system included in the box."}},{"url":"https://www.ocinside.de/review/noctua_nh_d15/2/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["base_material","heatpipe_count","heatpipe_diameter_mm","direct_contact_heatpipes","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g"],"notes":{"base_material":"Technical data according to the manufacturer, August 2014 review: material bottom nickel coated copper.","heatpipe_count":"Heatpipes 6 x 6 mm.","heatpipe_diameter_mm":"Heatpipes 6 x 6 mm.","direct_contact_heatpipes":"The review shows a base plate under the tower and notes that Noctua did not polish the radiator bottom.","weight_g":"Weight about 1320 grams with fans, about 1000 grams without."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/coolers/74/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cybenetics_theta_am5","measured_op_30dba_am5","measured_noise_max_dba","measured_thermal_tests","heatpipe_count","heatpipe_diameter_mm","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"cybenetics_theta_am5":"Report NCCLR00074 for the Noctua NH-D15, tested on 3 and 4 July 2024. THETA Gold, Air, rated at 30 dB(A) on a Ryzen 9 7900X with the Default mount. It was evaluated under protocol revision 1.8, before Revision 2.0. The report shows no THETA level and no results for Intel LGA1851, so no LGA1851 value is stored. The report does not say which colour edition it tested. Noctua gives the same heatsink and fan figures for both.","measured_op_30dba_am5":"Overall Performance 10,042 at 30 dB(A) on a Ryzen 9 7900X (PBO enabled, per the protocol).","measured_noise_max_dba":"32.3 dB(A) at the 100% fan setting (1466 and 1463 rpm). Hemi-anechoic chamber with a 6 dB(A) noise floor, Bruel & Kjaer 2270 sound analyser, microphone 1 m from the cooler per the protocol.","measured_thermal_tests":"Cybenetics Cooling Solutions Test Protocol (https://cybenetics.com/data/Cybenetics%20Cooling%20Solutions%20Test%20Protocol_en.pdf), revision 1.8 procedure: ambient held at 25 C and 30% humidity in a climate chamber, open Cooler Master Test Bench, Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus, Prime95 Small FFTs for 20 minutes per noise level, at least two sessions averaged. Fans were set to reach each normalized noise level at 1 m, or 100%. CPU power is measured at the EPS connectors. The protocol states Arctic MX-4 paste for all tests. The CPU sits at its 95 C limit in all rows. The report publishes no temperature above ambient.","heatpipe_count":"Technical specifications: 6 heatpipes of 6 mm.","dimensions_mm":"Length 161 mm, width 150 mm, height 165 mm, which are the dimensions with fans.","weight_g":"Weight 1320 g."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/noctua-nh-d15-g2-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Tom's Hardware's review calls the NH-D15 G2 the successor of the NH-D15."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/cooling/noctua-nh-d15-g2-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"PC Gamer's review calls the NH-D15 G2 a long-awaited successor to the NH-D15."}},{"url":"https://heise.de/en/news/Noctua-s-best-CPU-cooler-gets-a-successor-after-10-years-9788774.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"Heise reports that the NH-D15 G2 replaces the previous NH-D15."}}],"fields_filled":29,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}