AMD includes the Wraith lineup of coolers with their chips. There are a lot of Wraith coolers, and the sub-brand name was introduced back in the FX-6350 days when AMD introduced the original Wraith cooler. Fast forward to today, AMD has significantly improved their thermal cooling solutions for the Ryzen series, and the company packs quite a few variants of the Wraith cooler with various processors these days. Let us check out all of them.
This article will only include the coolers you get with the latest Ryzen processors, and not include the stock cooling solutions included with some Athlon processors or the Wraith coolers that came with the older FX processors.
What are the Different Coolers AMD Packs With Their Chips?
AMD has come with several cooler designs for chips at various price points. These coolers are included in the box and have been optimized to handle the particular chip they come included with at stock speeds. If you intend on overclocking your chip, the stock coolers might not cut it.
The Wraith Ripper
The Ryzen Threadripper processors support the Wraith Ripper cooler that Cooler Master designed and manufactures. This cooler does not come included in the box. Users can separately purchase it for US$90. The Wraith Ripper is a dual tower cooler with seven direct contact heat pipes. The cooler has been designed to handle the insane 200+ watt heat output of the first and second-generation Threadripper and Threadripper Pro coolers, and it handles those hot-running chips like a champ. Cooler Master also has put a lot of effort into making this cooler look good. It is designed very aggressively. This cooler supports only the TR4 socket, limiting its compatibility to only Ryzen Threadripper processors.
The Cooler Master Wraith Ripper cooler
The Wraith Prism
After the Wraith Ripper, the next most capable thermal solution from AMD is the Wraith Prism cooler. This cooler also has been designed by Cooler Master. However, unlike the Wraith Ripper, this cooler comes included in the box for free along with some high-end processors like the Ryzen 9 3700X, the Ryzen 7 3800X, etc. This cooler also has programmable LED lighting, making it a great choice for people who do not want to spend a lot on their cooling solution. The Wraith Prism weighs in at around 550g, and it supports the AM4 socket, which allows it to be paired with any AMD Ryzen processor.
The AMD Wraith Prism cooler
The Wraith Spire
The Wraith Spire is a turned down version of the Wraith Prism. This cooler also has been designed by Cooler Master. It comes included with processors like the Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 5 3600X, the Ryzen 7 2700, etc. AMD has two versions of their Wraith Spire. One with programmable LED, and the other without any LEDs on board. To date, only the Ryzen 7 2700 and the Ryzen 7 1700 have got the Wraith Spire cooler with LEDs on them. Processors like the Ryzen 5 3600X and the Ryzen 3400G come with a no LED version of the Wraith Spire. The Wraith Spire weighs in at around 372 grams, which makes it 36% lighter as compared to the Prism cooler. But, the processors this cooler is meant for have significantly less heat output as well, which evens out the cost-saving the manufacturer did. This cooler is also based on the AM4 socket, which makes it possible to pair the Spire with any Ryzen processor to date.
The Wraith Spire cooler with an RGB LED ring around it
The Wraith Spire cooler with no RGB LED illumination
The Wraith Stealth
The Wraith Stealth cooler is a low profile cooler that AMD packs with some of its chips that are not hot running. The Stealth cooler weighs around 320g, which does not make it much lighter as compared to the higher-end Spire cooler. Thus, the performance difference is not quite high. The difference is mostly in the absence of a copper slug at the bottom, and the low-profile nature of it. Cooler Master designed the Stealth cooler based on one of their existing low-profile coolers, the i70. This cooler has no RGB lighting available and comes with processors like the Ryzen 7 5700G, the Ryzen 5 5600X, the Ryzen 5 3600, etc. It is based on the AMD AM4 socket and thus can be coupled with any Ryzen chip to date.
The AMD Wraith Prism cooler
All of these coolers can be bought second hand on reseller websites like eBay, Craigslist, etc. Thus, you can opt for any of these coolers no matter what stock cooler your chipset came included with.