Socket H-series (LGA115x/LGA1200) stock fan-heatsink development has seen a few minor alterations in terms of mass, copper core, and heat sink forks (which affect surface area and mass); in spite of that, what we're seeing in leaked Intel slides could signal a very different stock cooler design.

Three varieties of Intel Laminar L-series fan-heatsinks are available, depending on the TDP of the processor they accompany. Only 65 W TDP CPUs could get the Laminar RH1 (H equals "high") coupled with them, and those CPUs had PL2 values that are higher than 200 W. The Laminar RM1 (M means "mainstream" or "medium"), combined with Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 SKUs with the same 65 W TDP, but lower PL2, will be available in a variety of specs (or at least a trade-off for higher noise). The Laminar RS1 S (which stands for "small") is intended for Pentium and Celeron CPUs in the entry-level sector.

It appears that Intel has finally seen that the AMD desktop CPU offer is more tempting to customers due to the inclusion of bundled coolers. In fact, RGB lighting, which might provide an extra point of reference for numerous clients, is included on the higher-end models. ADL-S (Alder Lake-S) CPUs are using Intel thermal solutions with either various lighting effects or RGB LEDs.

AMD offers six different cooling options today (including Wraith Ripper Cooler for Threadripper series). The coolers were created to work with the second generation of Ryzen 3000 series.

12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" Processors Get new Stock design coolers