Noctua Cooling Solutions
Noctua's premium cooling components are internationally renowned for their superb quietness, exceptional performance and quality.
The NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-L9a-AM5 low-profile quiet CPU cooler for AMD AM5 based HTPCs and Small Form Factor (SFF) builds. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and NF-A9x14 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-L9a-AM5’s successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of operation, as well as 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 low-profile mounting system for AMD AM5 and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek an ultra-compact heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
37mm low profile
Due to the slim 23mm heatsink and the NF-A9x14 low-profile fan that measures only 14mm in thickness, the NH-L9 stands a mere 37mm tall, which makes it ideal for use in compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor cases that offer minimum clearance for CPU coolers.
100% RAM compatibility
The NH-L9a-AM5 has a compact footprint that fully complies with the socket keep-out zones specified by AMD. This means that neither the heatsink nor the fan overhang the RAM, so the cooler provides easy access to the slots and is fully compatible with tall memory modules.
100% compatibility with PCIe cards
Some AMD-based mini-ITX motherboards have the PCIe slot located close to the CPU socket zone. While larger coolers that exceed this zone may block the PCIe slot, the compact-sized NH-L9a-AM5 provides full compatibility with PCIe cards.
New revision for AMD’s AM5 (LGA1718) socket
Since the original NH-L9a coolers for AM3 and AM4 have received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the new AM5 revision builds on the same proven heatsink design to provide excellent low-profile cooling performance for AMD’s latest Ryzen processors.
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 23 mm
- Width (without fan): 114 mm
- Depth (without fan): 92 mm
- Height (with fan): 37 mm
- Width (with fan): 114 mm
- Depth (with fan): 92 mm
- Weight (without fan): 390 g
- Weight (with fan): 465 g
Material
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Please Note:
The NH-L9a-AM5 is a highly compact, quiet low-profile cooler designed for use in small form factor cases and HTPC environments. While it provides first-rate performance in its class, it is not suitable for overclocking and or CPUs that create high heat loads.
Scope of delivery
- NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black premium fan
- NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- SecuFirm2 AM5 mounting kit
- Screws for 92x92x25mm fans
- Noctua metal case-badge
chromax.black design
The NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration pads, black fan screws and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
 NH-L9i |  NH-L9a-AM4 | NH-L9a-AM5 |  NH-L9i chromax.black |  NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black | NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Reviews | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1700 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ? | X | X | ? | X | X |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| AM4 | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i |
| AM5 | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ? |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
The NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-L9a-AM5 low-profile quiet CPU cooler for AMD AM5 based HTPCs and Small Form Factor (SFF) builds. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and NF-A9x14 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-L9a-AM5’s successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of operation, as well as 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 low-profile mounting system for AMD AM5 and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek an ultra-compact heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
37mm low profile
Due to the slim 23mm heatsink and the NF-A9x14 low-profile fan that measures only 14mm in thickness, the NH-L9 stands a mere 37mm tall, which makes it ideal for use in compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor cases that offer minimum clearance for CPU coolers.
100% RAM compatibility
The NH-L9a-AM5 has a compact footprint that fully complies with the socket keep-out zones specified by AMD. This means that neither the heatsink nor the fan overhang the RAM, so the cooler provides easy access to the slots and is fully compatible with tall memory modules.
100% compatibility with PCIe cards
Some AMD-based mini-ITX motherboards have the PCIe slot located close to the CPU socket zone. While larger coolers that exceed this zone may block the PCIe slot, the compact-sized NH-L9a-AM5 provides full compatibility with PCIe cards.
New revision for AMD’s AM5 (LGA1718) socket
Since the original NH-L9a coolers for AM3 and AM4 have received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the new AM5 revision builds on the same proven heatsink design to provide excellent low-profile cooling performance for AMD’s latest Ryzen processors.
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 23 mm
- Width (without fan): 114 mm
- Depth (without fan): 92 mm
- Height (with fan): 37 mm
- Width (with fan): 114 mm
- Depth (with fan): 92 mm
- Weight (without fan): 390 g
- Weight (with fan): 465 g
Material
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Please Note:
The NH-L9a-AM5 is a highly compact, quiet low-profile cooler designed for use in small form factor cases and HTPC environments. While it provides first-rate performance in its class, it is not suitable for overclocking and or CPUs that create high heat loads.
Scope of delivery
- NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black premium fan
- NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- SecuFirm2 AM5 mounting kit
- Screws for 92x92x25mm fans
- Noctua metal case-badge
chromax.black design
The NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration pads, black fan screws and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
NH-L9i | NH-L9a-AM4 | NH-L9a-AM5 | NH-L9i chromax.black | NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black | NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Reviews | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1700 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ? | X | X | ? | X | X |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| AM4 | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i |
| AM5 | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ? | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ? |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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